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CRFILE(1)                                                            CRFILE(1)

NAME
       crfile - Create arbitrary sized files

SYNOPSIS
       crfile -f filename -s size  [-w[len] | -n]

DESCRIPTION
       crfile is used to create a file of the specified size, filled with
       random ASCII characters.  The -n switch allows the creation of files
       padded with null characters (ie. containing large 'holes') that have an
       apparent length of the specified size, but contain only one random
       character.

OPTIONS
       -f filename
              specifies the file to be created.  If the file exists, an error
              is generated.

       -s size
              size is the size of the file, in bytes

       -wlen  wrap each line of output at len characters.  If len omitted,
              wrap at 80 characters.

       -n     Pad the file with null characters instead of random ASCII text.
              This allows for the rapid creation of large files (useful for
              verifying that programs can deal with files > 2GB in size, for
              example).

AUTHOR
       Julian T. J. Midgley <jtjm@xenoclast.org>

                                March 20, 2001                       CRFILE(1)