----- 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