Mar 052010
Generate dummy file in Linux
Answer:
To generate random files of fixed size (e.g. 1GB) in Linux:
dd if=/dev/zero of=test.bin bs=1000000000 count=1
You can adjust the file size by setting the bs parameter (byte size).
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Generate dummy file in Linux
Answer:
To generate random files of fixed size (e.g. 1GB) in Linux:
dd if=/dev/zero of=test.bin bs=1000000000 count=1
You can adjust the file size by setting the bs parameter (byte size).
