Hello.
Could anyone help me with my little annoying problem?
I have to generate a 512 MB file made up with random data using DD. After some internet digging I found out that the command is:
After running this command the shell is not responding anymore, so I have to hit ctrl + z to end the process. Why does it freeze? I need to be able to run ps to see the dd's proces PID because meanwhile the dd is running, I have to check the progress using some strange command:
If u did understend what I am talking about, cuz I am a bit confuse, please help me. :confused:
Could anyone help me with my little annoying problem?
I have to generate a 512 MB file made up with random data using DD. After some internet digging I found out that the command is:
Code:
dd if=/dev/urandom of=/exemple/file bs=512MBCode:
kill -USR1 `pidof dd`