1 files changed, 15 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/coreutils/truncate.c b/coreutils/truncate.c
index 0e36daba3..e5fa656c8 100644
--- a/coreutils/truncate.c
+++ b/coreutils/truncate.c
@@ -64,12 +64,22 @@ int truncate_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
 
         argv += optind;
         while (*argv) {
-                int fd = xopen(*argv, flags);
-                if (ftruncate(fd, size) == -1) {
-                        bb_perror_msg("%s: ftruncate", *argv);
-                        ret = EXIT_FAILURE;
+                int fd = open(*argv, flags);
+                if (fd < 0) {
+                        if (errno != ENOENT || !(opts & OPT_NOCREATE)) {
+                                bb_perror_msg("%s: open", *argv);
+                                ret = EXIT_FAILURE;
+                        }
+                        /* else: ENOENT && OPT_NOCREATE:
+                         * do not report error, exitcode is also 0.
+                         */
+                } else {
+                        if (ftruncate(fd, size) == -1) {
+                                bb_perror_msg("%s: truncate", *argv);
+                                ret = EXIT_FAILURE;
+                        }
+                        xclose(fd);
                 }
-                xclose(fd);
                 ++argv;
         }