creating virtual disk using command line
by jamesb1957 from LinuxQuestions.org on (#5DDQV)
Hi:
Trying to learn to use command line, and do the exercises on a virtual machine using ubuntu 20.04. I would like to create a virtual drive using command line so I did a search on how to do that, I came across a tutorial which shows me how(this tutorial was also picked up by "LXer" and posted into linuxquestions on 04-07-18. In the tutorial it shows how to make a 1GB virtual drive, I would like to make a 20GB virtual drive. The command line that is used is in reference to a 1GB drive and I'm not sure how to change the line to 20GB or what the different commands within the whole line mean, if I new what they meant I could probably figure out how to change it to what I want. Here is the copy of the command line text " $ dd if=/dev/zero of=1GB_HDD.img bs=1M count=1024 " If someone could tell me what the different commands are within the whole command it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
James C.
Trying to learn to use command line, and do the exercises on a virtual machine using ubuntu 20.04. I would like to create a virtual drive using command line so I did a search on how to do that, I came across a tutorial which shows me how(this tutorial was also picked up by "LXer" and posted into linuxquestions on 04-07-18. In the tutorial it shows how to make a 1GB virtual drive, I would like to make a 20GB virtual drive. The command line that is used is in reference to a 1GB drive and I'm not sure how to change the line to 20GB or what the different commands within the whole line mean, if I new what they meant I could probably figure out how to change it to what I want. Here is the copy of the command line text " $ dd if=/dev/zero of=1GB_HDD.img bs=1M count=1024 " If someone could tell me what the different commands are within the whole command it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
James C.