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vbig.git
12 years agoDocument short-form options.
Richard Kettlewell [Wed, 15 Jun 2011 21:23:28 +0000 (22:23 +0100)]
Document short-form options.

12 years agoMore sensible type choices. Making remain be size_t would limit to 4G
Richard Kettlewell [Wed, 15 Jun 2011 21:21:43 +0000 (22:21 +0100)]
More sensible type choices.  Making remain be size_t would limit to 4G
on a 32-bit system!

12 years agoAdd --flush option to evict the subject file from RAM, i.e. so you are
Richard Kettlewell [Wed, 15 Jun 2011 21:19:33 +0000 (22:19 +0100)]
Add --flush option to evict the subject file from RAM, i.e. so you are
really testing the storage device rather than the OS's cache.

As implemented will only work on Linux, and requires superuser
privilege.

12 years agoList options in --help output
Richard Kettlewell [Mon, 13 Jun 2011 19:01:39 +0000 (20:01 +0100)]
List options in --help output

12 years agoAdd a README and man page
Richard Kettlewell [Mon, 13 Jun 2011 19:00:07 +0000 (20:00 +0100)]
Add a README and man page

12 years agovbig - create or verify a large but pseudo-random file
Richard Kettlewell [Mon, 13 Jun 2011 18:34:47 +0000 (19:34 +0100)]
vbig - create or verify a large but pseudo-random file