How can you create a file of a specific size in Linux?

In Linux systems, you can use the dd command to create a file of a specific size. Here is the method for creating a fixed-size file using the dd command:

1. Open the terminal window.
2. Create a file of a specified size using the following command format.

dd if=/dev/zero of=outputfile bs=1M count=100

if represents the input file (input source is /dev/zero, an empty file), of represents the output file (output file name is outputfile), bs represents block size (set as 1M indicating each block size is 1MB), count represents the number of blocks (set as 100 to create a 100MB file).

1. After executing the command, a file named “outputfile” with a size of 100MB will be created in the current directory.

Using the above method, it is possible to create a file of a specified size in a Linux system.