On Sunday 2013-10-20 17:17, Carlos E. R. wrote:
So stop using dd already. Use ddrescue - it's saner in every aspect.
New problem. It is not the standard ddrescue, but gnu ddrescue, which does not include dd_rhelp.
I never claimed it's "dd_rescue" :) dd_rescue is comparatively dumb - it reads sectors from start to finish (size and direction according to parameters). To support block-splitting, block-jumping and whatever else, someone came up with dd_rhelp, which is quite the hack. In gnu_ddrescue, all that is built-in and automatic.
And the syntax is different. How do I write a random file of exactly 100 bytes?
Follow what other tools do: -s for size, -i for input, -o for output. dd_rescue is rather... special with having chosen -m, -s and -S. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org