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random-file-generator
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Description
A tool for quickly generating random binary files
Install
npm install -g random-file-generator
Example
Generate a 200MB random binary file named "200MB" in "D:\temp" folder.
$ rand-gen D:\temp -f 200MB -s 1024000 200
Usage: rand-gen -d [num] -f [num] -s [num] -n [num]
Options:
--help Show help [boolean]
--version Show version number [boolean]
-d Output directory. Create if it doesn't exist [required]
-f Output file name [required]
-s Size of every chunk in bytes [required]
-n How many chunks in file [required]
generating [====================] 135360212/bps 100% 0.0s
[Target File] D:temp\200MB
[MD5]: ukVfpRVN1MSyNh8bxgdNYA==
FAQs
A tool for quickly generating random binary files
The npm package random-file-generator receives a total of 13 weekly downloads. As such, random-file-generator popularity was classified as not popular.
We found that random-file-generator demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
Package last updated on 12 Dec 2018
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