mkfile8
Create a file
Usage
mkfile [-nv]
size
[{b | k | m | g}]
file ...
Overview
mkfile creates one or more files that are suitable for use as NFS-mounted swap areas. The sticky bit is set, and the file is padded with zeroes by default. Non-root users must set the sticky bit using chmod(1). The default size unit is bytes, but the following suffixes may be used to multiply by the given factor: b (512), k (1024), m (1048576), and g (1073741824).
Options
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-n -
Create an empty filename. The size is noted, but disk blocks aren't allocated until data is written to them.
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-v -
Verbose. Report the names and sizes of created files.
Warning
If a client's swap file is removed and recreated, it must be re-exported before the client will be able to access it. This action may only be done when the client is not running.
Releases
163 releases since Mac OS X 10.0; the text changed 3 times.