On 07/11/16 06:51, Fabian Frederick wrote:
>
>
>> 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 ?
We already do. We should provide some details though. How about:
+ fputs(_(" -i, --insert-range insert a hole at range, shifting existing data\n"), out);
thanks,
Pádraig
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