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+#!/bin/bash
+
+[ -z "$1" ] && echo "Please tell me where to place the files." && exit 1
+[ ! -d "$1" ] && echo "I cannot see that directory." && exit 1
+[ ! -w "$1" ] && echo "I cannot write to that directory." && exit 1
+
+sizes=( 4K 48K 128K 256K 2048K )
+name_prefix="data_slug"
+index="$1/slug_list.html"
+cat > $index <<EOF
+<html><head>
+<title>Files of random data</title>
+</head>
+<body>
+<h1>Files of random data</h1>
+<ul>
+EOF
+for s in "${sizes[@]}"; do
+   fname="${name_prefix}_${s}.bin"
+   echo "<li><a href='$fname'>$fname</a></li>" >> $index
+   dd if=/dev/urandom of="$1/$fname" iflag=fullblock oflag=direct bs=${s} count=1
+done
+echo "</ul></html>" >> $index
+ls -lSs $1/$name_prefix*
+#
