mkfile
creates files of specified size
TLDR
Create file of size
$ mkfile [100m] [filename]
Create sparse file$ mkfile -n [1g] [filename]
Create file in bytes$ mkfile [1048576] [filename]
Create multiple files$ mkfile [10m] [file1] [file2]
Verbose output$ mkfile -v [100m] [filename]
SYNOPSIS
mkfile [options] size file
DESCRIPTION
mkfile creates files of specified size. It can create empty files or sparse files.The tool is useful for testing and creating disk images. Sparse files don't allocate full space.
PARAMETERS
SIZE
File size (b, k, m, g suffixes).FILE
Output filename.-n
Create sparse file.-v
Verbose output.--help
Display help information.
CAVEATS
macOS/Solaris utility. Linux uses truncate/fallocate. Sparse file support varies.
HISTORY
mkfile originates from Solaris and is also available on macOS for creating files of arbitrary size.
