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# core.sys.linux.fcntl

`FALLOC_FL_KEEP_SIZE`
  Allocates and initializes to zero the disk space within the specified range, but the file size will not be modified.
`FALLOC_FL_PUNCH_HOLE`
  Deallocates space (i.e. creates a hole)
`FALLOC_FL_NO_HIDE_STALE`
  Newly allocated blocks will be marked as initialized.
`FALLOC_FL_COLLAPSE_RANGE`
  Removes a byte range from a file, without leaving a hole
`FALLOC_FL_ZERO_RANGE`
  Zeroes space in the specified byte range
`FALLOC_FL_INSERT_RANGE`
  Increases the file space by inserting a hole without overwriting any existing data
`FALLOC_FL_UNSHARE_RANGE`
  Used to unshare shared blocks within the file size without overwriting any existing data
`F_OFD_GETLK`
  Queries the system if the lock could be placed
`F_OFD_SETLK`
  Acquires or releases an open file description lock
`F_OFD_SETLKW`
  Same as F_OFD_SETLK, but waits if a conflicting lock is held on the file

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