From: Pavel Machek <pavel@suse.cz>
To: Andreas Dilger <adilger@turbolinux.com>
Cc: "Ph. Marek" <marek@bmlv.gv.at>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Q: sparse file creation in existing data?
Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2001 11:33:50 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20010630113349.B50@toy.ucw.cz> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3.0.6.32.20010629133915.0091e470@pop3.bmlv.gv.at> <200106291838.f5TIcbAM015809@webber.adilger.int>
In-Reply-To: <200106291838.f5TIcbAM015809@webber.adilger.int>; from adilger@turbolinux.com on Fri, Jun 29, 2001 at 12:38:37PM -0600
Hi!
> It could be used as a replacement for the truncate code, because then
> truncate is simply a special case of punch, namely punch(0, end).
I do not think so. Truncate leaves you with filesize 0, while punch schould
leave you with filesize of original file.
Pavel
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-07-08 17:02 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
[not found] <Pine.A32.3.95.1010629135834.61212E-100000@werner.exp-math. uni-essen.de>
2001-06-29 11:39 ` Ph. Marek
2001-06-29 12:20 ` Dr. Michael Weller
2001-06-29 12:55 ` Ph. Marek
2001-06-29 15:03 ` Daniel Phillips
2001-06-29 18:38 ` Andreas Dilger
2001-06-30 11:33 ` Pavel Machek [this message]
2001-07-09 6:43 ` Andreas Dilger
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