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diff --git a/misc-utils/fadvise.1.adoc b/misc-utils/fadvise.1.adoc new file mode 100644 index 0000000..dffbeaa --- /dev/null +++ b/misc-utils/fadvise.1.adoc @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +//po4a: entry man manual += fadvise(1) +:doctype: manpage +:man manual: User Commands +:man source: util-linux {release-version} +:page-layout: base +:command: fadvise + +== NAME + +fadvise - utility to use the posix_fadvise system call + +== SYNOPSIS + +*fadvise* [*-a* _advice_] [*-o* _offset_] [*-l* _length_] _filename_ + +*fadvise* [*-a* _advice_] [*-o* _offset_] [*-l* _length_] -d _file-descriptor_ + +== DESCRIPTION + +*fadvise* is a simple command wrapping posix_fadvise system call +that is for predeclaring an access pattern for file data. + +== OPTIONS + +*-d*, *--fd* _file-descriptor_:: +Apply the advice to the file specified with the file descriptor instead +of open a file specified with a file name. + +*-a*, *--advice* _advice_:: +See the command output with *--help* option for available values for +advice. If this option is omitted, "dontneed" is used as default advice. + +*-o*, *--offset* _offset_:: +Specifies the beginning offset of the range, in bytes. +If this option is omitted, 0 is used as default advice. + +*-l*, *--length* _length_:: +Specifies the length of the range, in bytes. +If this option is omitted, 0 is used as default advice. + +include::man-common/help-version.adoc[] + +== EXIT STATUS + +*fadvise* has the following exit status values: + +*0*:: +success +*1*:: +unspecified failure + +== AUTHORS + +mailto:yamato@redhat.com[Masatake YAMATO] + +== SEE ALSO + +*posix_fadvise*(2) + +include::man-common/bugreports.adoc[] + +include::man-common/footer.adoc[] + +ifdef::translation[] +include::man-common/translation.adoc[] +endif::[] + |