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Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 10:41:19 +0100 From: SVisor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Create files with specific sizes? I have a follow up question. ... >>is there any way (some command) that will allow me to >>create blank files with specific sizes, eg 1MB, 5MB, 10MB etc. ... > dd if=/dev/zero of=file1 bs=1k count=1024 I wanted a file of garbage, not zeroes. So I tried: dd if=/dev/random of=file bs=1k count=1024 But to my suprise I got only a ~4k file. I know that dev/random may run out of values. But should dd not wait until there are enought of data? // Jarmo - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs
