Re: Make a big file from a batch script

From: SFB - KB3MM (Mickey_at_MouseHouse.com)
Date: 01/23/05


Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2005 23:02:08 -0000

Interesting. Big file but zero bytes.

"Mike Mimic" <ppagee@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:ct117d$5e4$1@planja.arnes.si...
> Hi!
>
> Is it possible to make a big (for example few GB) file
> from a batch script? On Linux there is a command "dd" which
> I could use to make a big file with zero bytes:
>
> dd if=/dev/zero of=bigfile.bin bs=1 seek=1073741824 count=0
>
> Or is there some other way on Windows to make a big file?
> Content does not matter - only that it creates it.
>
>
> Mike



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