eatDiskSpace.c

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>

#define BUF_LEN 1024*16

int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
    FILE *pFile=NULL;
    char* buf=NULL;
    char name[128];
    buf = malloc(BUF_LEN);
    memset(buf, 'a', BUF_LEN);
    buf[BUF_LEN-1]=0;
    for (int i = 0; i < 2147483647; i++) {
        sprintf(name, "./garbage%i", i);
        pFile = fopen(name, "w+");
        printf("pFile = %p\n", pFile);
        for (int j = 0; j < 512; j++) {
            fprintf(pFile, "%s", buf);
        }
        fclose(pFile);
    }
}