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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index 90c98082af1..0345aad8eba 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -525,10 +525,14 @@ static int __cmd_record(int argc, const char **argv)
signal(SIGCHLD, sig_handler);
signal(SIGINT, sig_handler);
- if (!stat(output_name, &st) && !force && !append_file) {
- fprintf(stderr, "Error, output file %s exists, use -A to append or -f to overwrite.\n",
- output_name);
- exit(-1);
+ if (!stat(output_name, &st) && st.st_size) {
+ if (!force && !append_file) {
+ fprintf(stderr, "Error, output file %s exists, use -A to append or -f to overwrite.\n",
+ output_name);
+ exit(-1);
+ }
+ } else {
+ append_file = 0;
}
flags = O_CREAT|O_RDWR;