[CentOS] bsd mkfile command in centos - a wish

Mon Oct 5 18:18:39 UTC 2009
Tim Nelson <tnelson at rockbochs.com>

----- aurfalien at gmail.com wrote:
> Hi Les,
> 
> Yes, I do run dd to create Xen image files but was hoping to use a  
> more elegant solution.
> 
> Looks like I'll continue with dd but if any one else has some secrets,
>  
> please share.
> 
> 

Why not write a shell script called 'mkfile' that handles the CLI syntax like the real mkfile but simply uses dd under the hood? :-)

--Tim