Re: [PATCH 1/1] fallocate: add insert range support

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> On 06 November 2016 at 22:43 Pádraig Brady <P@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> On 06/11/16 19:38, Fabian Frederick wrote:
> > @@ -83,6 +88,7 @@ static void __attribute__((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE *out)
> >     fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
> >     fputs(_(" -c, --collapse-range remove a range from the file\n"), out);
> >     fputs(_(" -d, --dig-holes      detect zeroes and replace with holes\n"),
> >out);
> > +   fputs(_(" -i, --insert-range   insert a range in the file\n"), out);
>
> The description just repeats the option name.
> What does insert a range mean exactly?
> For example how does it compare to the clearly explained:
>
>  -z, --zero-range     zero and ensure allocation of a range

Maybe we could add a reference to "man 2 fallocate" for more details ?

Regards,
Fabian
>
> thanks,
> Pádraig.
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