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1.\" Title: vfs_prealloc
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4.\" Date: 08/27/2008
5.\" Manual: System Administration tools
6.\" Source: Samba 3.2
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8.TH "VFS_PREALLOC" "8" "08/27/2008" "Samba 3\.2" "System Administration tools"
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13.SH "NAME"
14vfs_prealloc - preallocate matching files to a predetermined size
15.SH "SYNOPSIS"
16.HP 1
17vfs objects = prealloc
18.SH "DESCRIPTION"
19.PP
20This VFS module is part of the
21\fBsamba\fR(7)
22suite\.
23.PP
24The
25vfs_prealloc
26VFS module preallocates files to a specified size each time a new file is created\. This is useful in environments where files are of a predetermined size will be written to a disk subsystem where extending file allocations is expensive\.
27.PP
28This module is stackable\.
29.SH "OPTIONS"
30.PP
31prealloc:EXT = BYTES
32.RS 4
33Preallocate all files with the extension EXT to the size specified by BYTES\.
34.sp
35The following suffixes may be applied to BYTES:
36.sp
37.RS 4
38.ie n \{\
39\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
40.\}
41.el \{\
42.sp -1
43.IP \(bu 2.3
44.\}
45K
46\- BYTES is a number of kilobytes
47.RE
48.sp
49.RS 4
50.ie n \{\