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ls -lh myfile | ls -lh myfile | ||
du -sh myfile | du -sh myfile | ||
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dd seek=10G if=/dev/zero of=sparsetest bs=1 count=1 status=none | |||
du --block-size=1 sparsetest | |||
du --block-size=1 --apparent sparsetest | |||
If these outputs are very different, sparse is supported :) | |||
==Copy sparse file== | ==Copy sparse file== | ||
rsync -S | rsync -S | ||
Revision as of 14:27, 9 June 2023
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HOWTO
Check sparse file
Compare:
ls -lh myfile du -sh myfile
Or
dd seek=10G if=/dev/zero of=sparsetest bs=1 count=1 status=none du --block-size=1 sparsetest du --block-size=1 --apparent sparsetest
If these outputs are very different, sparse is supported :)
Copy sparse file
rsync -S
