Your bug report #6268: Suggestion: truncate should allow -r and -s options together which was filed against the coreutils package, has been closed. The explanation is attached below, along with your original report. If you require more details, please reply to 6268@debbugs.gnu.org. -- 6268: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=6268 GNU Bug Tracking System Contact help-debbugs@gnu.org with problems