1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/alf.c b/src/alf.c
index 4144d65..12f1608 100644
--- a/src/alf.c
+++ b/src/alf.c
@@ -236,6 +236,9 @@ void crunch_file(const char *filename_arg) {
 			perror(out_filename);
 			exit(1);
 		}
+		/* so -vv will correctly say "Created" if trying to append to
+		   a non-existent file. */
+		if(ftell(out_file) == 0) opt_append = 0;
 	}
 
 	if(fwrite(output_buf, 1, output_len, out_file) < 0) {