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@@ -435,6 +435,12 @@ filesize=int	Individual file sizes. May be a range, in which case fio
 		and limited to 'size' in total (if that is given). If not
 		given, each created file is the same size.
 
+file_append=bool	Perform IO after the end of the file. Normally fio will
+		operate within the size of a file. If this option is set, then
+		fio will append to the file instead. This has identical
+		behavior to setting offset to the size of a file. This option
+		is ignored on non-regular files.
+
 fill_device=bool
 fill_fs=bool	Sets size to something really large and waits for ENOSPC (no
 		space left on device) as the terminating condition. Only makes
@@ -519,6 +525,8 @@ bs_is_seq_rand	If this option is set, fio will use the normal read,write
 
 zero_buffers	If this option is given, fio will init the IO buffers to
 		all zeroes. The default is to fill them with random data.
+		The resulting IO buffers will not be completely zeroed,
+		unless scramble_buffers is also turned off.
 
 refill_buffers	If this option is given, fio will refill the IO buffers
 		on every submit. The default is to only fill it at init
@@ -1497,6 +1505,8 @@ that defines them is selected.
 [cpu] cpuchunks=int Split the load into cycles of the given time. In
 		microseconds.
 
+[cpu] exit_on_io_done=bool Detect when IO threads are done, then exit.
+
 [netsplice] hostname=str
 [net] hostname=str The host name or IP address to use for TCP or UDP based IO.
 		If the job is a TCP listener or UDP reader, the hostname is not
@@ -1582,6 +1592,7 @@ I		Thread initialized, waiting or generating necessary data.
 	M	Running, doing mixed sequential reads/writes.
 	m	Running, doing mixed random reads/writes.
 	F	Running, currently waiting for fsync()
+	f	Running, finishing up (writing IO logs, etc)
 	V	Running, doing verification of written data.
 E		Thread exited, not reaped by main thread yet.
 _		Thread reaped, or