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From: David Haller <gentoo@×××××××.de>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Testing a used hard drive to make SURE it is good.
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2020 02:50:01
Message-Id: 20200622225927.blqrjpexx5l5bhch@grusum.endjinn.de
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Testing a used hard drive to make SURE it is good. by Dale
1 Hello,
2
3 On Mon, 22 Jun 2020, Dale wrote:
4 >David Haller wrote:
5 >> On Thu, 18 Jun 2020, Dale wrote:
6 >>> David Haller wrote:
7 [..]
8 >>>> ./ones | dd of=/dev/null bs=8M count=1000 iflag=fullblock
9 >> [..]
10 >>> I got it to compile, at least it created a file named ones anyway.  What
11 >>> I'm unclear about, where is the if= for dd in the command?  All the
12 >>> commands I've seen before has a if= and a of=.  The if for input and of
13 >>> for output or target.
14 >> ==== man 1 dd ====
15 >> if=FILE
16 >> read from FILE instead of stdin
17 >> [..]
18 >> of=FILE
19 >> write to FILE instead of stdout
20 >> ====
21 >>
22 >> note the stuff after 'instead' ;)
23 >
24 >So it is piped in with the | thingy?  Got it. 
25
26 Exactly. Hm. Maybe 'dev_one' might be a better name for the program...
27 Or something ;)
28
29 [..]
30 >Thanks much.
31
32 You're welcome.
33
34 -dnh
35
36 --
37 /* When we have more time, we can teach the penguin to say
38 * "By your command" or "Activating turbo boost, Michael".
39 */
40 linux-2.2.16/arch/sparc/prom/sun4prom.c

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Re: [gentoo-user] Testing a used hard drive to make SURE it is good. Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com>