fio: make gauss a duplicate of normal for file_service_type

[fio.git] / HOWTO

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@@ -853,10 +853,13 @@ Target file/device
                **pareto**
                        Use a *Pareto* distribution to decide what file to access.
 
-               **gauss**
+               **normal**
                        Use a *Gaussian* (normal) distribution to decide what file to
                        access.
 
+               **gauss**
+                       Alias for normal.
+
        For *random*, *roundrobin*, and *sequential*, a postfix can be appended to
        tell fio how many I/Os to issue before switching to a new file. For example,
        specifying ``file_service_type=random:8`` would cause fio to issue