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/ sparse_files_example.sh
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August 3, 2024 01:14
The complete example from: https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/780608/256005
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| # The complete example from: https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/780608/256005 | |
| # Create a 100M file, filled with zeros | |
| dd if=/dev/zero of=100MB.bin bs=1024 count=102400 | |
| # Show the size used by 100MB.bin | |
| ls -sh 100MB.bin | |
| # Add a filesystem to 100MB.bin | |
| mkfs -t ext4 100MB.bin | |
| # Show the size used by 100MB.bin | |
| ls -sh 100MB.bin |