Merge branch 'fix-example-disk-zone-profile' of github.com:cvubrugier/fio

[fio.git] / fio.1

diff --git a/fio.1 b/fio.1
index 27454b0b89db830afc65124808325a88c61846f7..39d6b4f4902395fc547abcf33872ff3db6f78c84 100644 (file)
--- a/fio.1
+++ b/fio.1
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ List all commands defined by \fIioengine\fR, or print help for \fIcommand\fR
 defined by \fIioengine\fR. If no \fIioengine\fR is given, list all
 available ioengines.
 .TP
-.BI \-\-showcmd \fR=\fPjobfile
-Convert \fIjobfile\fR to a set of command\-line options.
+.BI \-\-showcmd
+Convert given \fIjobfile\fRs to a set of command\-line options.
 .TP
 .BI \-\-readonly
 Turn on safety read\-only checks, preventing writes and trims. The \fB\-\-readonly\fR
@@ -900,7 +900,10 @@ Random mixed reads and writes.
 .TP
 .B trimwrite
 Sequential trim+write sequences. Blocks will be trimmed first,
-then the same blocks will be written to.
+then the same blocks will be written to. So if `io_size=64K' is specified,
+Fio will trim a total of 64K bytes and also write 64K bytes on the same
+trimmed blocks. This behaviour will be consistent with `number_ios' or
+other Fio options limiting the total bytes or number of I/O's.
 .RE
 .P
 Fio defaults to read if the option is not specified. For the mixed I/O
@@ -2488,11 +2491,11 @@ Specify the label or UUID of the DAOS pool to connect to.
 Specify the label or UUID of the DAOS container to open.
 .TP
 .BI (dfs)chunk_size
-Specificy a different chunk size (in bytes) for the dfs file.
+Specify a different chunk size (in bytes) for the dfs file.
 Use DAOS container's chunk size by default.
 .TP
 .BI (dfs)object_class
-Specificy a different object class for the dfs file.
+Specify a different object class for the dfs file.
 Use DAOS container's object class by default.
 .TP
 .BI (nfs)nfs_url