Linux fallocate Command

In this tutorial we learn how to use fallocate commmand in Linux. fallocate command is fallocate - preallocate or deallocate space to a file
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What is Linux fallocate Command?

In this tutorial we learn how to use fallocate command in Linux. fallocate command is fallocate - preallocate or deallocate space to a file

fallocate Syntax

       fallocate [-c|-p|-z] [-o offset] -l length [-n] filename
       fallocate -d [-o offset] [-l length] filename
       fallocate -x [-o offset] -l length filename

fallocate Examples

fallocate Command Manual / Help

We 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 fallocate

To open info page for fallocate command we can use command below.

info fallocate

To open help page from fallocate command we can run command below.

fallocate --help

Linux fallocate Command Source Code

You can find fallocate command source code from the folowing repositories:

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Summary

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.