fixed documentation for full storage allocation mode

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Arvid Norberg 2010-05-26 17:37:26 +00:00
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@ -432,12 +432,9 @@ storage_mode_sparse
will be used. This is the recommended, and default mode.
storage_mode_allocate
Same as ``storage_mode_sparse`` except that files will be ftruncated on
startup (SetEndOfFile() on windows). For filesystem that supports sparse
files, this is in all practical aspects identical to sparse mode. For
filesystems that don't, it will allocate the data for the files. The mac
filesystem HFS+ doesn't support sparse files, it will allocate the files
with zeroes.
All pieces will be written to their final position, all files will be
allocated in full when the torrent is first started. This is done with
``fallocate()`` and similar calls. This mode minimizes fragmentation.
storage_mode_compact
The storage will grow as more pieces are downloaded, and pieces