Create a hole in a region of a file. Destroys all data within the hole so that subsequent reads will return zeroes. Returns the post-operation attributes of the file.
Parameters
Name
Description
Required
ref
The file ID or the absolute path to the file system object. File IDs can be found in the id field of responses of APIs that return file attributes. You must URL-encode the paths. The APIs & Tools page in the Qumulo Core Web UI URL-encodes the paths.
Yes
If-Match
ETag for expected version
No
Request
Schema
{"description":"api_files_punch_hole","type":"object","properties":{"offset":{"description":"Offset in bytes specifying the start of the hole to create.","type":"string"},"size":{"description":"Size in bytes of the hole to create.","type":"string"}}}
Response
Codes
Code
Description
200
Return value on success
Schema
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