> >> dd if=/dev/zero of=/file/to/create bs=<whatever> count=<whatever>
> >
> > Though a holed file cannot be made by this method, this is a good idea.
>
> Yes you can. 
>
> dd if=/dev/zero of=/file/to/create bs=<whatever> seek=<whatever> count=1
>

Perfect! Thanks a lot, Juha.

Later, I found that
http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/007908799/xcu/dd.html
says "seek=" is a standard option of dd.

///Hiroki Horiuchi


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