FALLOCATE(2) – manipulate file space. (Manpage) In: Linux Programmer's Manual. kernel.org, 19. November 2019, abgerufen am 23. Mai 2021 (englisch): „Deallocating file space – Specifying the FALLOC_FL_PUNCH_HOLE flag (available since Linux 2.6.38) in mode deallocates space (i.e., creates a hole) in the byte range starting at offset and continuing for len bytes.“
