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Hi everyone, I'm rather new to Linux, and need to find a way of corrupting a file. I think I may need to use dd to do this, but am ...
  1. 08-18-2008 #1
    martyman99
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    Deliberately corrupting a file

    Hi everyone,

    I'm rather new to Linux, and need to find a way of corrupting a file. I think I may need to use dd to do this, but am unsure of the syntax. I'm also a little wary as I understand that you can trash your entire disk if you get it wrong! If anyone is able to help me with with this, or to suggest another method, I shall be very grateful.


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    the syntax is
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    dd if=path/inputfilename of=path/outputfilename bs=blocksize
    here is an example dd if=/dev/null of=path/filename bs=1024
    Be very carefull with dd. It's a very useful but very dangerous command as you can delete your entire disk with it. I recommend you take a look at the dd manpage before proceeding
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