#!/usr/bin/env bash

# vars
blob_size=1024
test_size=262144000
steps=$(($test_size / $blob_size))
blob_path=/tmp/random.blob

# create random blob
dd if=/dev/urandom bs=$blob_size count=1 of=$blob_path

# create memory hash
counter=0
while [ $counter -lt $steps ]; do
    cat $blob_path | md5sum
    let counter = counter + 1
done