From 5036fc1ecd69989198d576d87624964a529610c7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jens Axboe Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:20:46 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update 'overwrite' option documentation Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe --- HOWTO | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/HOWTO b/HOWTO index bbf5715a..32e7322c 100644 --- a/HOWTO +++ b/HOWTO @@ -454,7 +454,11 @@ fsync=int If writing to a file, issue a sync of the dirty data not sync the file. The exception is the sg io engine, which synchronizes the disk cache anyway. -overwrite=bool If writing to a file, setup the file first and do overwrites. +overwrite=bool If true, writes to a file will always overwrite existing + data. If the file doesn't already exist, it will be + created before the write phase begins. If the file exists + and is large enough for the specified write phase, nothing + will be done. end_fsync=bool If true, fsync file contents when the job exits. -- 2.25.1