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manpage mention of fallocate(1) for faster dig

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@ -32,7 +32,10 @@ Generates a file that can be used as a tomb and will occupy as much
space as its desired initial size, the unlocked \fI.tomb\fR file can
then be locked using a \fIkey\fR. It takes a mandatory \fI-s\fR option
which is the size in megabytes (MiB). Tombs are digged using random
data gathered from a non-blocking source (/dev/urandom).
data gathered from a non-blocking source (/dev/urandom). For very
large tombs this may take up too much time and entropy, then it is
possible to use \fIfallocate(1)\fR being aware it does not pre-fill
with random data, decreasing the tomb's security.
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