os.File.Truncate
standard libraryThe 3004th most-called standard-library method by production calls. Called 419 times across 137 modules; 200 of those run outside tests and generated code.
2% in production calls vs 2026-W37 (196 → 200)
- prod calls
- 200
- non-test, non-generated
- all calls
- 419
- total callsites
- modules
- 137
- distinct callers
- in loop
- 7%
- of prod calls
- in tests
- 52%
- 219 calls
- resolved
- 100%
- to a known target
resolution mix
How each call resolves
How each call was attributed. Only resolved kinds, where the target function is known, count toward the ranking. Interface dispatch and unresolved receivers are reported separately and never guessed. Read the taxonomy →
- Concrete method98%A method on a value whose type is known exactly.
- Embedded method2%Reached through an embedded type.
who calls this
Notable callers
Production calls into File.Truncate from notable Go projects. Open one on the map to see what else it hammers.
- etcd 8 4%
- containerd 6 3%
- Dgraph 6 3%
- Docker 6 3%
- CockroachDB 5 3%
where it's called
Callsites in the wild
12 representative callsites of 419, prioritizing in-loop and non-test usage. We link to source, never display it.
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cockroachdb/cockroach @v19.2.12+incompatible
in loop -
dgraph-io/badger @v1.6.2
in loop - in loop
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coreos/etcd @v2.3.8+incompatible
in loop - in loop
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tidwall/tile38 @v0.0.0-20260807121621-a9f953e358d3
in loop - in loop
- in loop
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etcd-io/etcd @v2.3.8+incompatible
in loop -
etcd-io/etcd @v2.3.8+incompatible
in loop -
coreos/etcd @v2.3.8+incompatible
in loop - in loop
top callers
The modules that reach for it
The modules that call File.Truncate most in this snapshot.
- github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs358%
- github.com/larksuite/cli297%
- github.com/diskfs/go-diskfs174%
- github.com/siderolabs/talos174%
- github.com/go-kratos/kratos113%
siblings
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