2 # Does the current (working-dir.) file system support sparse files?
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21 # Test whether we can create a sparse file.
22 # For example, on Darwin6.5 with a file system of type hfs, it's not possible.
23 # NTFS requires 128K before a hole appears in a sparse file.
25 dd bs=1 seek=128K of=$t < /dev/null 2> /dev/null
29 if test $kb_size -ge 128; then
30 echo "$0: skipping this test, since this file system doesn't support" \