MKFILE(8)                                               MKFILE(8)



NAME
       mkfile - create a file

SYNOPSIS
       mkfile [ -nv ] size[b|k|m|g] filename ...

DESCRIPTION
       mkfile creates one or more files that are suitable for use
       as NFS-mounted swap areas.  The sticky bit is set, and the
       file  is  padded  with  zeroes by default.  Non-root users
       must set the sticky bit using chmod(1).  The default  size
       unit  is  bytes, but the following suffixes may be used to
       multiply by  the  given  factor:  b  (512),  k  (1024),  m
       (1048576), and g (1073741824).

OPTIONS
       -n     Create  an  empty filename.  The size is noted, but
              disk blocks aren't allocated until data is  written
              to them.

       -v     Verbose.   Report  the  names  and sizes of created
              files.

WARNING
       If a client's swap file is removed and recreated, it  must
       be  re-exported  before  the client will be able to access
       it.  This action may only be done when the client  is  not
       running.

SEE ALSO
       chmod(2), stat(2), exportfs(8), sticky(8)



                         1 September 1997               MKFILE(8)