fputs(_(" -l, --length <num> length of the (de)allocation, in bytes\n"), out);
fputs(_(" -n, --keep-size don't modify the length of the file\n"), out);
fputs(_(" -o, --offset <num> offset of the (de)allocation, in bytes\n"), out);
- fputs(_(" -p, --punch-hole punch holes in the file\n"), out);
+ fputs(_(" -p, --punch-hole punch holes in the file (implies --keep-size)\n"), out);
fputs(_(" -z, --zero-range zeroes a range in the file\n"), out);
fputs(_(" -v, --verbose verbose mode\n"), out);
}
}
if (dig) {
+ /* for --dig-holes the default is analyze all file */
if (mode != 0)
errx(EXIT_FAILURE,
_("Can't use other modes with --dig-holes"));
if (length < 0)
errx(EXIT_FAILURE, _("invalid length value specified"));
} else {
+ /* it's safer to require the range specification (--length --offset) */
if (length == -2LL)
errx(EXIT_FAILURE, _("no length argument specified"));
if (length <= 0)
errx(EXIT_FAILURE, _("invalid offset value specified"));
if (optind == argc)
errx(EXIT_FAILURE, _("no filename specified."));
- if (mode & ~(FALLOC_FL_ZERO_RANGE | FALLOC_FL_KEEP_SIZE))
- errx(EXIT_FAILURE, _("only -n mode can be used with "
+
+ if ((mode & FALLOC_FL_ZERO_RANGE) &&
+ (mode & ~(FALLOC_FL_ZERO_RANGE | FALLOC_FL_KEEP_SIZE)))
+ errx(EXIT_FAILURE, _("only --keep-size mode can be used with "
"--zero-range"));
filename = argv[optind++];