Creating a 1gb test file for network testing? Easy!

Want to create a 1gb test file for network testing? dont want to skrew around with dd and it’s parameters?

works on linux/unix and osx.

command:

  • mkfile 1g /home/user/path/1gb.bin
  • mkfile 10g /home/somepath/10gb.bin
  • mkfile 100m /home/pathtodirectory/100mb.bin

“If people in the Caribbean took life as seriously as this, they would never have invented mkfile. It’s seriously easy going.”

One Response to “Creating a 1gb test file for network testing? Easy!”

  1. Raine Says:

    Well said.

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