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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: David <sully <at> mailoo.org>
Subject: bug#36963: closed (Re: bug#36963: truncate man page)
Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2019 12:36:03 +0000

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Your bug report

#36963: truncate man page

which was filed against the coreutils package, has been closed.

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
If you require more details, please reply to 36963 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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From: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>
To: David <sully <at> mailoo.org>, 36963-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#36963: truncate man page
Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2019 13:35:58 +0100

On 07/08/19 20:14, David wrote:
> Hi 
> This is not a bug, but a request to update documentation for truncate. It should state that truncate creates sparse files. 
> 
> Context: https://serverfault.com/questions/978325/used-truncate-to-create-huge-file-df-is-not-showing-decrease-in-available-spac/978339?noredirect=1#comment1273105_978339
> 
> Please let me know where I should route such requests to.

Addressed at:
https://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=coreutils.git;a=commitdiff;h=v8.31-42-gbecf0db

thanks,
Pádraig

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From: David <sully <at> mailoo.org>
To: bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org
Subject: truncate man page
Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2019 20:14:42 +0100

Hi 
This is not a bug, but a request to update documentation for truncate. It should state that truncate creates sparse files. 

Context: https://serverfault.com/questions/978325/used-truncate-to-create-huge-file-df-is-not-showing-decrease-in-available-spac/978339?noredirect=1#comment1273105_978339

Please let me know where I should route such requests to.

Thanks

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David <sully <at> mailoo.org>

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