var totalSize uint64 = 1
		for _, p := range argPattern {
			totalSize *= uint64(len(p.Seq))
		}
		totalSizes = append(totalSizes, totalSize)
	}
	return totalSizes
}

// Parses all arguments and returns an endpointSet which is a collection
// of endpoints following the ellipses pattern, this is what is used
// by the object layer for initializing itself.