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eric-glb / 20GB_random.sh
Last active December 14, 2022 13:40
Generate quickly 20GB of random data using openssl
#!/usr/bin/env bash
# Generate 20GB file of random data in /dev/shm (~ramdisk)
time openssl enc -aes-256-ctr \
-pass pass:"$(dd if=/dev/urandom bs=128 count=1 2>/dev/null | base64)" \
-nosalt < /dev/zero 2>/dev/null |
dd bs=4M \
count=5120 \
status=progress \
iflag=fullblock \