Re: [ALUG] Names and topics

Brett Parker <brettp@users.sourceforge.net> wrote:

usually dd if=/path/to/device of=filename will do the job

That put me off dd when I first saw it as I read 'if' as in 'if then else' and I couldn't understand it. The penny dropped later when I realised it was typical Linux (Unix) terseness for input file. It's a hard life for a bear of little brain. Barry Samuels http://www.beenthere-donethat.org.uk The Unofficial Guide to Great Britain