1POSIX_FALLOCATE(3) Linux Programmer's Manual POSIX_FALLOCATE(3)
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6 posix_fallocate - allocate file space
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9 #define _XOPEN_SOURCE 600
10 #include <fcntl.h>
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12 int posix_fallocate(int fd, off_t offset, off_t len);
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15 The function posix_fallocate() ensures that disk space is allocated for
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18 call to posix_fallocate(), subsequent writes to bytes in the specified
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21 If the size of the file is less than offset+len, then the file is
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25 posix_fallocate() returns zero on success, or an error number on fail‐
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29 EBADF fd is not a valid file descriptor, or is not opened for writing.
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31 EFBIG offset+len exceeds the maximum file size.
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33 EINVAL offset was less than 0, or len was less than or equal to 0.
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35 ENODEV fd does not refer to a regular file.
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37 ENOSPC There is not enough space left on the device containing the file
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43 posix_fallocate() is available since glibc 2.1.94.
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48 POSIX.1-2001 says that an implementation shall give the EINVAL error if
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54 fallocate(2), lseek(2), posix_fadvise(2), feature_test_macros(7)
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