diff --git a/misc/mksparse.py b/misc/mksparse.py index 19ca84d..5aa8a26 100755 --- a/misc/mksparse.py +++ b/misc/mksparse.py @@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ mksparse.py - sparse file / disk image creator ============================================== Usage: mksparse.py [k|m|g] + This will create with size . If the suffix is not given then the size is in bytes, 'k' stands for kilobytes (1024), 'm' for megabytes and 'g' for gigabyes (K/M/G are not implemented, one @@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ can type 000 easy enough). Simple python script that creates sparse files on unix / Win2k NTFS5. This script opens a file for writing, seeks at the desired position (or file size) and truncates the file there. Can be handy while -playing with qemu / bochs / loopback images. +playing with KVM / qemu / bochs / loopback images. Tested on linux-2.6 only.