This line should do it...

echo `perl -e 'print "A"x999999'` > junkfile

-Greg-

-----Original Message-----
From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
[mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us]On Behalf Of Gilbert
T. Gutierrez, Jr.
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 10:53 AM
To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
Subject: How-to Create a 1M file


I need to create a junk file that is precisely 1MB.  How would I go about
doing that?

Gilbert Gutierrez, Jr.

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