dd curiosity solution
David J. MacKenzie
djm at eng.umd.edu
Tue Jan 2 22:57:55 AEST 1990
In article <398 at zok.UUCP> mark at zok.UUCP (Mark W. Snitily) writes:
Once again curiosity strikes. Anyone know what the files=, conv=block,
or conv=unblock options are?
Assuming they're the same in System V as they are on SunOS 4.0, the
Sun manual has this to say about them:
files=n Copy n input files before terminating (makes
sense only when input is a magtape or similar
device).
block Convert variable length records to fixed
length.
unblock Convert fixed length records to variable
length.
The block and unblock options cannot be combined with the
ascii, ebcdic or ibm. Invalid combinations silently ignore
all but the last mutually-exclusive keyword.
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David J. MacKenzie <djm at eng.umd.edu>
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