Creating sparse files on Linux hosts with dd
To create a sparse file on a Linux host, you can run dd with a count size of zero (this tells dd not to write any data to the file), and then use the seek option to extend the file to the desired size: $ dd if=/dev/zero of=xen-guest.img …
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Creating sparse files on Linux hosts with dd
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