[lug] file creation of a specific size

[Ken Weinert]

dd if=/dev/zero ibs=10M obs=10M count=1 of=your_file_name

Thanks to D.Stimits - I was trying to use /dev/null and not getting any
records transferred - duh.

I *knew* I had to use one of those device files :)

* Stephen Smith (ss2chef at yahoo.com) [010530 21:16]:
> How would I create files (of whichever type) in
> specific sizes?
> 
> For instance, I would like to create a 10mb file
> of nothing.
> 
> Can I do this?
> 
> SGS
> 
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