[PATCH] Update irange documentation

[fio.git] / HOWTO

diff --git a/HOWTO b/HOWTO
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@@ -179,7 +179,10 @@ siint      SI integer. A whole number value, which may contain a postfix
 bool   Boolean. Usually parsed as an integer, however only defined for
        true and false (1 and 0).
 irange Integer range with postfix. Allows value range to be given, such
-       as 1024-4096. Also see siint.
+       as 1024-4096. A colon may also be used as the seperator, eg
+       1k:4k. If the option allows two sets of ranges, they can be
+       specified with a ',' or '/' delimiter: 1k-4k/8k-32k. Also see
+       siint.
 
 With the above in mind, here follows the complete list of fio job
 parameters.