Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: dd PATCH: add conv=direct | From | Valdis.Kletnieks@vt ... | Date | Wed, 07 Apr 2004 17:00:26 -0400 |
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On Wed, 07 Apr 2004 15:43:41 CDT, Andy Isaacson said: > On Wed, Apr 07, 2004 at 01:03:08PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote: > > If you want a block scrubber then write a block scrubber. > They exist. They're a pain in the ass to find when you need one. dd is
And finding a block scrubber that actually works *properly* is even more of a challenge. I've seen more than a few that do stupid things like truncating the file and then writing the appropriate number of bytes....
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