28 Nov
2003
28 Nov
'03
12:37 p.m.
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