> | I did  "echo "" > /var/log/lastlogx" and it didnt seemed to help, what makes
> | touch different from "" ?
> Why don't you try it in an actual file and look at the difference?

:)

And if you're looking for something quicker than "touch" that still doesn't
put in a newline, it just doesn't get any simpler than

# > /var/log/lastlogx

(csh would say "Invalid null command" but that's csh for you.)

-Chap