Matej Cepl wrote: > On 2009-02-08, 00:01 GMT, Pádraig Brady wrote: >> It wasn't called after the system call. It was called after the >> function it was providing. mkfile isn't the best name either BTW. >> Also the existing `truncate` command in freebsd which >> swayed the choice of name. > > OK, so what do you suggest to do? Should I patch truncate with > posix_fallocate, or there is at least some hope for mkfile (I > still like the name)?
I would suggest patching a --allocate option into truncate. Then mkfile can be implemented as a script something like: (truncate --allocate || dd if=/dev/zero ) && chmod u+t This is just one opinion though. I'd get other opinions before doing anything. cheers, Pádraig. _______________________________________________ Bug-coreutils mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-coreutils
