# Trimming a file and advance='no'

**URL:** https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/trimming-a-file-and-advance-no/8229
**Category:** GNU
**Created:** [June 19, 2024, 6:56am UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/trimming-a-file-and-advance-no/8229 "2024-06-19T06:56:04Z")
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### Author: ![martin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/73ab20/32.png) [@martin](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/martin)
#### Post date: [June 19, 2024, 9:44am UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/trimming-a-file-and-advance-no/8229/6 "2024-06-19T09:44:28Z")

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BTW: the discussion in the bug tracker shows that this was not even a bug, but due to different interpretations of the standard…

PS: and for some reason, despite a search, I somehow missed this one: [clarification on expected behavior of endfile](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/clarification-on-expected-behavior-of-endfile/7679)

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