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8879 see the @option{--sparse} option below.
9236 @item --sparse=@var{when}
9237 @opindex --sparse=@var{when}
9238 @cindex sparse files, copying
9241 A @dfn{sparse file} contains @dfn{holes} -- a sequence of zero bytes that
9246 heuristic and makes the corresponding output file sparse as well.
9247 Only regular files may be sparse.
9253 The default behavior: if the input file is sparse, attempt to make
9254 the output file sparse, too.  However, if an output file exists but
9255 refers to a non-regular file, then do not attempt to make it sparse.
9260 input file does not appear to be sparse.
9262 that does not support sparse files
9266 is of some other type, @command{cp} does not even try to make it sparse.
9269 Never make the output file sparse.
9280 alias cp='cp --sparse=always'
9621 @item sparse
9622 @opindex sparse
9624 On a file system that supports sparse files, this will create
9625 sparse output when extending the output file.
9635 The @samp{sparse} conversion is a GNU extension to POSIX.
12511 However, a sparse file created with this command:
13138 @cindex sparse files, creating
13141 If a @var{file} is shorter, it is extended and the sparse extended part