Usage: fadvise [options] file fadvise [options] --fd|-d file-descriptor Options: -a, --advice applying advice to the file (default: "dontneed") -d, --fd applying advice to the file descriptor -l, --length length for range operations, in bytes -o, --offset offset for range operations, in bytes -h, --help display this help -V, --version display version Available values for advice: normal sequential random noreuse willneeded dontneed For more details see fadvise(1).