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anyone have an idea how this might work in tandem with dd, for example dd if=/dev/urandom of=1GB.bin bs=1M count=1024


Easy!

  dd if=/dev/urandom bs=1M count=1024 | pv | dd of=1GB.bin


or simpler:

    dd if=/dev/urandom bs=1M count=1024 | pv > 1GB.bin


thanks!




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