In this tutorial we learn how to use fallocate commmand in Linux. fallocate command is fallocate - preallocate or deallocate space to a file
In this tutorial we learn how to use fallocate command in Linux. fallocate command is fallocate - preallocate or deallocate space to a file
fallocate [-c|-p|-z] [-o offset] -l length [-n] filename
fallocate -d [-o offset] [-l length] filename
fallocate -x [-o offset] -l length filenameWe can use man and info command to see the manual page of fallocate command.
fallocate command also have --help option to show list of options.
To open man page for fallocate command we can use command below. To exit man or info page you can press q.
man fallocateTo open info page for fallocate command we can use command below.
info fallocateTo open help page from fallocate command we can run command below.
fallocate --helpYou can find fallocate command source code from the folowing repositories:
You can read tutorials of related Linux commands below:
In this tutorial we learn how to use fallocate in Linux with practical examples. Visit our Linux Commands guide to learn more about using command line interface in Linux.