coreutils/tests/sparse-file
Jim Meyering b35bd50ce6 * NEWS: Fix cp --sparse so that it preserves tail-end sparseness, even
when the file's apparent size is not a multiple of its block size.
* src/copy.c (copy_reg): Don't write a NUL before calling ftruncate.
For some file sizes, writing that single byte would unnecessarily
waste a few file blocks.  That write may have been necessary in the
early days of Linux, but now, removing it should be safe.
Based on a patch by Alan Curry: <http://bugs.debian.org/370792>
* tests/cp/sparse: New test for the above.
* tests/cp/Makefile.am (TESTS): Add sparse.

* tests/sparse-file: New file, essence factored out of...
* tests/du/8gb: ... here.  Use the new script.
2006-08-19 14:01:29 +00:00

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# -*- sh -*-
# Does the current (working-dir.) file system support sparse files?
# Copyright (C) 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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# Test whether we can create a sparse file.
# For example, on Darwin6.5 with a file system of type hfs, it's not possible.
# NTFS requires 128K before a hole appears in a sparse file.
t=sparse.$$
dd bs=1 seek=128K of=$t < /dev/null 2> /dev/null
set x `du -sk $t`
kb_size=$2
rm -f $t
if test $kb_size -ge 128; then
echo "$0: skipping this test, since this file system doesn't support" \
sparse files 1>&2
(exit 77); exit 77
fi