Find files that contain filler (0x00)
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My qbitorrent was set to preallocate files.
After a crash it lost a lot of torrents many of which were incomplete. (I purged it afterward, using deluge now)
I have a directory containing 1000s of folders and files in which I need to find the incomplete ones. I assume the filler used is 0x00, is there a simple command that would iterate over all files and echo the ones that contain 0x00's above some threshold?
After searching I found this but don't know how to complete it:
grep -P 'x00NNN' File
grep find search
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My qbitorrent was set to preallocate files.
After a crash it lost a lot of torrents many of which were incomplete. (I purged it afterward, using deluge now)
I have a directory containing 1000s of folders and files in which I need to find the incomplete ones. I assume the filler used is 0x00, is there a simple command that would iterate over all files and echo the ones that contain 0x00's above some threshold?
After searching I found this but don't know how to complete it:
grep -P 'x00NNN' File
grep find search
Please try my updated answer -- sorry for the first version.
– mosvy
Oct 1 at 0:25
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My qbitorrent was set to preallocate files.
After a crash it lost a lot of torrents many of which were incomplete. (I purged it afterward, using deluge now)
I have a directory containing 1000s of folders and files in which I need to find the incomplete ones. I assume the filler used is 0x00, is there a simple command that would iterate over all files and echo the ones that contain 0x00's above some threshold?
After searching I found this but don't know how to complete it:
grep -P 'x00NNN' File
grep find search
My qbitorrent was set to preallocate files.
After a crash it lost a lot of torrents many of which were incomplete. (I purged it afterward, using deluge now)
I have a directory containing 1000s of folders and files in which I need to find the incomplete ones. I assume the filler used is 0x00, is there a simple command that would iterate over all files and echo the ones that contain 0x00's above some threshold?
After searching I found this but don't know how to complete it:
grep -P 'x00NNN' File
grep find search
grep find search
edited Sep 30 at 23:54
asked Sep 30 at 23:44
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Please try my updated answer -- sorry for the first version.
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Oct 1 at 0:25
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Please try my updated answer -- sorry for the first version.
– mosvy
Oct 1 at 0:25
Please try my updated answer -- sorry for the first version.
– mosvy
Oct 1 at 0:25
Please try my updated answer -- sorry for the first version.
– mosvy
Oct 1 at 0:25
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grep -rlaP 'x004096' your_directory
Change 4096 to the actual length of a run of null bytes you're after.
answered Oct 1 at 0:06
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This is perfect, works. Thanks.
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grep -rlaP 'x004096' your_directory
Change 4096 to the actual length of a run of null bytes you're after.
answered Oct 1 at 0:06
mosvy
1,837110
This is perfect, works. Thanks.
– user313572
Oct 1 at 0:53
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grep -rlaP 'x004096' your_directory
Change 4096 to the actual length of a run of null bytes you're after.
answered Oct 1 at 0:06
mosvy
1,837110
This is perfect, works. Thanks.
– user313572
Oct 1 at 0:53
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grep -rlaP 'x004096' your_directory
Change 4096 to the actual length of a run of null bytes you're after.
answered Oct 1 at 0:06
mosvy
1,837110
grep -rlaP 'x004096' your_directory
Change 4096 to the actual length of a run of null bytes you're after.
answered Oct 1 at 0:06
mosvy
1,837110
edited Oct 1 at 0:24
answered Oct 1 at 0:06
mosvy
1,837110
answered Oct 1 at 0:06
mosvy
1,837110
answered Oct 1 at 0:06
mosvy
1,837110
1,837110
This is perfect, works. Thanks.
– user313572
Oct 1 at 0:53
add a comment |Â
This is perfect, works. Thanks.
– user313572
Oct 1 at 0:53
This is perfect, works. Thanks.
– user313572
Oct 1 at 0:53
This is perfect, works. Thanks.
– user313572
Oct 1 at 0:53
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Please try my updated answer -- sorry for the first version.
– mosvy
Oct 1 at 0:25