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1 .Dd September 12, 2015 |
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2 .Dt FALLOCATE 1 |
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3 .Os ubase |
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4 .Sh NAME |
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5 .Nm fallocate |
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6 .Nd preallocate files |
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7 .Sh SYNOPSIS |
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8 .Nm |
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9 .Op Fl o Ar num |
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10 .Fl l Ar num |
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11 .Ar file ... |
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12 .Sh DESCRIPTION |
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13 .Nm |
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14 if necessary creates and preallocates each |
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15 .Ar file |
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16 without truncation. |
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17 .sp |
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18 Given the filesystem supports |
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19 .Xr fallocate 2 , |
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20 it is a very fast method of preallocation. |
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21 .Sh OPTIONS |
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22 .Bl -tag -width Ds |
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23 .It Fl l Ar num |
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24 Preallocate |
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25 .Ar num |
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26 bytes. |
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27 .It Fl o Ar num |
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28 Offset allocation by |
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29 .Ar num |
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30 bytes. |
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31 .El |
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32 .Sh SEE ALSO |
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33 .Xr fallocate 2 |
