System Grab Bag

View all TLDR pages from common (or from all pages)

mkfile

Create one or more empty files of any size. More information: https://manned.org/mkfile.
  • Create an empty file of 15 kilobytes:
    mkfile -n {{15k}} {{path/to/file}}
  • Create a file of a given size and unit (bytes, KB, MB, GB):
    mkfile -n {{size}}{{b|k|m|g}} {{path/to/file}}
  • Create two files of 4 megabytes each:
    mkfile -n {{4m}} {{first_filename}} {{second_filename}}

License and Disclaimer

The content on this page is copyright © 2014—present the tldr-pages team and contributors.
This page is used with permission under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

While we do attempt to make sure content is accurate, there isn't a warranty of any kind.