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Diffstat (limited to 'sys-utils/fallocate.1')
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diff --git a/sys-utils/fallocate.1 b/sys-utils/fallocate.1 index 8a3aa4fbe..634c595b4 100644 --- a/sys-utils/fallocate.1 +++ b/sys-utils/fallocate.1 @@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ fallocate \- preallocate or deallocate space to a file .B fallocate .RB [ \-n ] .RB [ \-p ] +.RB [ \-c ] .RB [ \-o .IR offset ] .B \-l @@ -54,6 +55,12 @@ implied. .IP You can think of this as doing a "\fBcp --sparse\fP" and renaming the dest file as the original, without the need for extra disk space. +.IP "\fB\-c, \-\-collapse-range\fP" +Collapse a particular file range to nullify the hole. Extents beyond the range +[offset, offset+length] will be shifted to the beginning of hole. Hence this +command does not leave a hole, while \fI\-\-punch-hole\fP leaves a hole +instead of shifting extents. Both offset and length should be aligned to +the block size of filesystem. .IP "\fB\-o, \-\-offset\fP \fIoffset\fP Specifies the beginning offset of the allocation, in bytes. .IP "\fB\-l, \-\-length\fP \fIlength\fP |