Fix man page documentation for verify_pattern

[fio.git] / HOWTO

diff --git a/HOWTO b/HOWTO
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+++ b/HOWTO
@@ -849,7 +849,7 @@ verify=str  If writing to a file, fio can verify the file contents
 
                        meta    Write extra information about each io
                                (timestamp, block number etc.). The block
-                               number is verified.
+                               number is verified. See also verify_pattern.
 
                        null    Only pretend to verify. Useful for testing
                                internals with ioengine=null, not for much
@@ -887,7 +887,8 @@ verify_pattern=str  If set, fio will fill the io buffers with this
                width of the pattern, fio will fill 1/2/3/4 bytes of the
                buffer at the time(it can be either a decimal or a hex number).
                The verify_pattern if larger than a 32-bit quantity has to
-               be a hex number that starts with either "0x" or "0X".
+               be a hex number that starts with either "0x" or "0X". Use
+               with verify=meta.
 
 verify_fatal=bool      Normally fio will keep checking the entire contents
                before quitting on a block verification failure. If this