Where can I find download links to large text files (1KB-100MB) for compression testing

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I’m searching for large text files for testing compression and decompression across various sizes, ranging from 1KB to 100MB. Could someone provide links to download such large text files?

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Use online tools to generate text files of specific sizes.

Websites like GenerateData.com allow you to create text files of custom sizes. You can specify the size and content type to generate files ranging from 1KB to 100MB.

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Download large text files from repositories or archives. Sites like TextFiles or GitHub might have large text files or archives. Look for repositories that include large files for testing purposes.

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You can generate large text files using command-line tools. On Unix-like systems, you can use commands like dd to create large files. For example, to create a 10MB file:

dd if=/dev/urandom of=largefile.txt bs=1M count=10

On Windows, you can use PowerShell:
$size = 10MB
$file = "largefile.txt"
$content = "A" * $size
Set-Content -Path $file -Value $content

These methods should help you obtain or create large text files for your compression and decompression tests.