SVisor wrote: > > >>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.
Just pick a sufficiently large file or device for your input stream. For example: dd if=/dev/hda of=file1 bs=1k count=1024 Cheers, Steven ____________________________ http://www.basiclinux.com.ru - 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
