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Re: [PATCH] dd - support for reading of full blocks
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Paul Eggert |
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Re: [PATCH] dd - support for reading of full blocks |
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Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:52:29 -0700 |
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Pádraig Brady <address@hidden> writes:
> or conv=wait, though I do have a strong preference
> for iflag=block as it's the most accurate.
I dunno, iflag= is supposed to be symmetric with oflag=.
This "feels" more like a conversion, so conv= seems more
appropriate.
> Also would there be any possibility of making this the default?
I expect not. The current behavior has been that way for decades, and
has been standardized by POSIX. Changing it is likely to Break Stuff.
- [PATCH] dd - support for reading of full blocks, Kamil Dudka, 2008/07/17
- Re: [PATCH] dd - support for reading of full blocks, Pádraig Brady, 2008/07/17
- Re: [PATCH] dd - support for reading of full blocks, Kamil Dudka, 2008/07/17
- Re: [PATCH] dd - support for reading of full blocks, Pádraig Brady, 2008/07/17
- Re: [PATCH] dd - support for reading of full blocks, Jim Meyering, 2008/07/18
- Re: [PATCH] dd - support for reading of full blocks, Kamil Dudka, 2008/07/21
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- Re: [PATCH] dd - support for reading of full blocks, Kamil Dudka, 2008/07/23
- Re: [PATCH] dd - support for reading of full blocks, Jim Meyering, 2008/07/23
- Re: [PATCH] dd - support for reading of full blocks, Jim Meyering, 2008/07/24