dummygen-cli

A command-line tool to quickly generate dummy files of specified sizes.

Features

• Simple Command-Line Interface: Easy-to-use prompts powered by rich.
• Custom Filename: Specify the desired filename for your dummy file.
• Flexible File Size: Define the file size in KB, MB, GB, or TB.
• Disk Space Monitoring: Displays initial and final free disk space, and the space used.
• Robust Error Handling: Checks for sufficient disk space during file generation.

Installation & Usage

pip install dummygen-cli # or execute direcly "uvx dummygen-cli"
# 2. Input the desired filename and size
# 3. The script will generate a dummy file of the specified size

Example

$ python dummygen-cli.py
# Enter the desired filename: example.txt
# Enter the desired size (e.g., 100MB, 2.5GB): 500MB

Requirements

• Python 3.x
• rich library (install using pip install rich)
• shutil library (part of the Python Standard Library)

This will generate a dummy file named example.txt with a size of 500 MB.