1POSIX_FALLOCATE(3P) POSIX Programmer's Manual POSIX_FALLOCATE(3P)
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6 This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual. The Linux
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8 Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), or the interface may
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12 posix_fallocate - file space control (ADVANCED REALTIME)
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15 #include <fcntl.h>
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17 int posix_fallocate(int fd, off_t offset, size_t len);
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21 The posix_fallocate() function shall ensure that any required storage
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35 Space allocated via posix_fallocate() shall be freed by a successful
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42 Upon successful completion, posix_fallocate() shall return zero; other‐
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87 creat(), ftruncate(), open(), unlink(), the Base Definitions volume of
88 IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <fcntl.h>
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92 from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
93 -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
94 Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
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97 The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard
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