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Refactor fallocate(1) 1) Simplify the manpage. Just refer to fallocate(2) and stop trying to list supported file systems. This can change and everbody with common sense can bring up the relevant manpages of a given operating system himself. Use the num-semantics. 2) Use estrtonum() instead of estrtol(). 3) Allow multiple arguments.
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.Dd September 11, 2015
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.Dt FALLOCATE 1
.Os ubase
.Sh NAME
.Nm fallocate
Refactor fallocate(1) 1) Simplify the manpage. Just refer to fallocate(2) and stop trying to list supported file systems. This can change and everbody with common sense can bring up the relevant manpages of a given operating system himself. Use the num-semantics. 2) Use estrtonum() instead of estrtol(). 3) Allow multiple arguments.
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.Nd reallocate files
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
Refactor fallocate(1) 1) Simplify the manpage. Just refer to fallocate(2) and stop trying to list supported file systems. This can change and everbody with common sense can bring up the relevant manpages of a given operating system himself. Use the num-semantics. 2) Use estrtonum() instead of estrtol(). 3) Allow multiple arguments.
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.Op Fl o Ar num
.Fl l Ar num
.Ar file ...
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
Refactor fallocate(1) 1) Simplify the manpage. Just refer to fallocate(2) and stop trying to list supported file systems. This can change and everbody with common sense can bring up the relevant manpages of a given operating system himself. Use the num-semantics. 2) Use estrtonum() instead of estrtol(). 3) Allow multiple arguments.
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if necessary creates and reallocates each
.Ar file
resulting in expansion or truncation.
.sp
Given the filesystem supports
.Xr fallocate 2 ,
it is a very fast method of reallocation.
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.Sh OPTIONS
.Bl -tag -width Ds
Refactor fallocate(1) 1) Simplify the manpage. Just refer to fallocate(2) and stop trying to list supported file systems. This can change and everbody with common sense can bring up the relevant manpages of a given operating system himself. Use the num-semantics. 2) Use estrtonum() instead of estrtol(). 3) Allow multiple arguments.
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.It Fl l Ar num
Allocate
.Ar num
bytes.
.It Fl o Ar num
Offset allocation by
.Ar num
bytes.
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.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr fallocate 2