> > mkfs /dev/hdb1
> > dd if=/dev/zero of=some-file bs=x count=x
> >
> > What can fragment this file????
> say you wanna write a 500MB file
> on a disk with plenty of space.
>
> but when you create the file it happens to
> create it in a place that only a 50MB file can
> fit because there is another file on the disk in that
> position. after 50MB is created then you have to put the rest file
> elsewhere thus you now have a fragmented file.
er...
take a look above
mkfs /dev/hdb1
(mount /dev/hdb1 /some/dir)
dd if=/dev/zero of=/some/dir/file ...
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