forestbaker · October 11, 2015 21:13
diff --git a/Linux Bash generate a number of files of random sizes in a range b/Linux Bash generate a number of files of random sizes in a range
 #!/bin/bash
 # generate a number of files with random sizes in a range
 
 min=1      # min size (MB)
 max=10     # max size (MB)
 nofiles=20 # number of files
 
 for i in `eval echo {1..$nofiles}`
 do
    dd bs=1M count=$(($RANDOM%max + $min)) if=/dev/urandom of=./files/file$i
 done
	#!/bin/bash
	# generate a number of files with random sizes in a range

	min=1 # min size (MB)
	max=10 # max size (MB)
	nofiles=20 # number of files

	for i in `eval echo {1..$nofiles}`
	do
	dd bs=1M count=$(($RANDOM%max + $min)) if=/dev/urandom of=./files/file$i
	done