Not sure how the truncate tool works internally, but it does the same with the -s parameter.
$ truncate -s 48T size-test truncate: failed to truncate 'size-test' at 52776558133248 bytes: File too large -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2063369 Title: e2image reports invalid argument when used with big partitions To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/e2fsprogs/+bug/2063369/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
