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Subject: Re: /usr/bin/fallocate -v -d -l 2 myfile takes forever
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On 1/28/2024 10:44 PM, Cedric Blancher via Cygwin wrote:
> Good morning!
> 
> rm -f myfile
> touch myfile
> /usr/bin/fallocate -v -d -l myfile takes forever with latest Cygwin 3.5
                              ^ length goes here, before filename

I believe you need to
     chattr +S myfile
after the 'touch' to make the file sparsifiable.

Also, I'm unsure if '-d' makes sense when initially allocating a sparse 
file.  If I leave it off, fallocate does the right thing.

I'm separately investigating the 'takes forever' report.

..mark


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