doc: rewording and add reference to --aux-path

[fio.git] / HOWTO

diff --git a/HOWTO b/HOWTO
index 844c46e5ec2ccb1b31f50a60f4737253c0e9725d..4c117c2473d6693158f1b3f346387d342b8d55bd 100644 (file)
--- a/HOWTO
+++ b/HOWTO
@@ -283,7 +283,8 @@ Command line options
 
 .. option:: --aux-path=path
 
-       Use this `path` for fio state generated files.
+       Use the directory specified by `path` for generated state files instead
+       of the current working directory.
 
 Any parameters following the options will be assumed to be job files, unless
 they match a job file parameter. Multiple job files can be listed and each job
@@ -748,12 +749,15 @@ Target file/device
        assigned equally distributed to job clones created by :option:`numjobs` as
        long as they are using generated filenames. If specific `filename(s)` are
        set fio will use the first listed directory, and thereby matching the
-       `filename` semantic which generates a file each clone if not specified, but
-       let all clones use the same if set.
+       `filename` semantic (which generates a file for each clone if not
+       specified, but lets all clones use the same file if set).
 
        See the :option:`filename` option for information on how to escape "``:``" and
        "``\``" characters within the directory path itself.
 
+       Note: To control the directory fio will use for internal state files
+       use :option:`--aux-path`.
+
 .. option:: filename=str
 
        Fio normally makes up a `filename` based on the job name, thread number, and