not fall within the original object. The slice specification should be
appended to an object name, for example:
a704eeae-97f2-4f30-91a4-d4473956366b/000001ad[264+1000]
-selects only bytes 264..1263 from the original object.
+selects only bytes 264..1263 from the original object. As an
+abbreviation, the slice syntax
+ [<length>]
+is shorthand for
+ [0+<length>]
Both a checksum and a slice can be used. In this case, the checksum is
given first, followed by the slice. The checksum is computed over the
original object contents, before slicing.
+Special Objects
+---------------
+
+In addition to the standard syntax for objects described above, the
+special name "zero" may be used instead of segment/sequence number.
+This represents an object consisting entirely of zeroes. The zero
+object must have a slice specification appended to indicate the size of
+the object. For example
+ zero[1024]
+represents a block consisting of 1024 null bytes. A checksum should not
+be given. The slice syntax should use the abbreviated length-only form.
+
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