dd if=/dev/zero of=file.img count=1024 bs=1M
This will generate a 1 GB file. Exchange the count number to the amount of megabytes you want to generate.
For example, to generate a 512MB file, you would enter count=512
Quickly generate an empty file of a certain size
Stanislav Khromov
Web Developer at Aftonbladet (Schibsted Media Group)
Any opinions on this blog are my own and do not reflect the views of my employer.
LinkedIn
Twitter
WordPress.org Profile
Visit my other blog
Comments
0
There are currently no comments.