1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/seivot b/seivot
index f44e94e..cc59e90 100755
--- a/seivot
+++ b/seivot
@@ -316,6 +316,8 @@ class Seivot(cliapp.Application):
                                     '(%default)',
                                metavar='SIZE',
                                default=1024)
+        self.settings.bytesize(['file-size'], 'size of files to create',
+                               default=16*1024)
         self.settings.string(['obnam-branch'],
                              'bzr branch from which to run obnam '
                                 '(default is installed obnam)')
@@ -395,7 +397,8 @@ class Seivot(cliapp.Application):
 
     def generate_live_data(self, where, size):
         logging.info('Generating %d bytes live data' % size)
-        runcmd(['genbackupdata', where, '--create', str(size)])
+        runcmd(['genbackupdata', where, '--create', str(size),
+                '--file-size', str(self.settings['file-size'])])
 
     def measure(self, func, nth_gen, new_data, **kwargs):
         logging.info('Measuring %s gen %d' % (func.__name__, nth_gen))