2 # Does the current (working-dir.) file system support sparse files?
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19 # Test whether we can create a sparse file.
20 # For example, on Darwin6.5 with a file system of type hfs, it's not possible.
21 # NTFS requires 128K before a hole appears in a sparse file.
23 dd bs=1 seek=128K of=$t < /dev/null 2> /dev/null
27 if test $kb_size -ge 128; then
28 skip_test_ 'this file system does not support sparse files'