how to make 1GB text file by batch file

[beckenbauerwang]

how to make 1GB text file by batch file?
thank you!

[Dias de verano]

Make a 1 KB text file and append it to itself the required number of times.

[beckenbauerwang]

Is there are kind of command?

[Dias de verano]

You mean you want somebody to write you a batch file?

Why do you need to do this?

[beckenbauerwang]

that's not important. 1 minute can be done?

[Dias de verano]

yes

[beckenbauerwang]

okay, thank you. i try it

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

I can see how this would make a 'funny' practical joke.......

[beckenbauerwang]

any idea?

[Dias de verano]

If you know how to make a 1 byte text file and you know how to copy a file you can make a text file of any desired size.

[Dias de verano]

I can see how this would make a 'funny' practical joke.......

Which is why I am being coy. If you know anything at all about batch coding, the task is a trivial one.

that's not important.

Just the sort of answer that makes me want to help! (not)

[Dias de verano]

I can see how this would make a 'funny' practical joke.......

I can think of one or two legitimate reasons, but we're not being given them, in fact I think the well is poisoned.

[beckenbauerwang]

can you show the code to me

[Dias de verano]

can you show the code to me

No, but I'll show you the output of my batch file

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D:\bigfile>bigfile1.bat
23/11/2008  12:06             1,024 big.txt
23/11/2008  12:06             2,048 big.txt
23/11/2008  12:06             4,096 big.txt
23/11/2008  12:06             8,192 big.txt
23/11/2008  12:06            16,384 big.txt
23/11/2008  12:06            32,768 big.txt
23/11/2008  12:06            65,536 big.txt
23/11/2008  12:06           131,072 big.txt
23/11/2008  12:06           262,144 big.txt
23/11/2008  12:06           524,288 big.txt
23/11/2008  12:06         1,048,576 big.txt
23/11/2008  12:06         2,097,152 big.txt
23/11/2008  12:06         4,194,304 big.txt
23/11/2008  12:06         8,388,608 big.txt
23/11/2008  12:06        16,777,216 big.txt
23/11/2008  12:06        33,554,432 big.txt
23/11/2008  12:06        67,108,864 big.txt
23/11/2008  12:06       134,217,728 big.txt
23/11/2008  12:06       268,435,456 big.txt
23/11/2008  12:07       536,870,912 big.txt
23/11/2008  12:09     1,073,741,824 big.txt

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

I just made one and I let it run as I went to go get water.
Now I'm busy removing 4GB off my external hard drive....

Beckenbauerwang.....think how cells divide...