> ...
>
> dd if=/dev/zero of=/extra-swap bs=1K count=1K
>
> The following byte/count specifications will all create the 2G file
> you desire:
>
> bs=2G count=1 (though this will probably hardly be practical)
> bs=2M count=1K
> bs=2K count=1M
>
> (Note that kB, MB and GB all refer to powers of 1000, not 1024. This
> is standard SI nomenclature.)

Thanks guys. Unfortunately, I am trying to wrap my noodle around the math
logic here.

bs=2m count=2k

(1024*1204*1024) is 1073741824, but that isn't right?  What am I
overlooking?

Much obliged.

~James
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