Make test files

Create a tree of random files for testing.

Download a binary from github or build from source (see later).

Usage

Usage: make_test_files [flags] <directory>

This command makes a random directory structure with random files in
<directory>.  The options can be used to control exactly which files
get made.

The file names and sizes will be identical each time the command is
run with the same parameters.  -seed can be used to change what is
created.

Options:
  -files-per-directory int
    	Average number of files per directory (default 10)
  -loop
    	Loop forever
  -max-depth int
    	Maximum depth of directory heirachy (default 10)
  -max-name-length int
    	Maximum size of files to create (default 12)
  -max-size int
    	Maximum size of files to create (default 100)
  -min-name-length int
    	Minimum size of file to create (default 4)
  -min-size int
    	Minimum size of file to create
  -n int
    	Number of files to create (default 1000)
  -seed int
    	Seed for the random number generator (default 1)
  -sync
    	Fsync each file
  -v	Be more verbose
  -z	Fill files with zeroes instead of random data

Build

You'll need go installed, then

go get github.com/ncw/make_test_files

and this will build the binary in $GOPATH/bin. You can then modify the source and submit patches.

License

This is free software under the terms of the MIT license (check the COPYING file included in this package).

Contact and support

The project website is at:

• https://github.com/ncw/make_test_files

There you can file bug reports, ask for help or contribute patches.

Authors

• Nick Craig-Wood nick@craig-wood.com

Contributors

• Your name goes here!