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36.Dt DD 1 37.Os 38.Sh NAME 39.Nm dd 40.Nd convert and copy a file 41.Sh SYNOPSIS 42.Nm 43.Op Ar operands ... --- 107 unchanged lines hidden (view full) --- 151blocks from the beginning of the input before copying. 152On input which supports seeks, an 153.Xr lseek 2 154operation is used. 155Otherwise, input data is read and discarded. 156For pipes, the correct number of bytes is read. 157For all other devices, the correct number of blocks is read without 158distinguishing between a partial or complete block being read. |
159.It Cm status Ns = Ns Ar value 160Where 161.Cm value 162is one of the symbols from the following list. 163.Bl -tag -width ".Cm noxfer" 164.It Cm noxfer 165Do not print the transfer statistics as the last line of status output. 166.It Cm none 167Do not print the status output. 168Error messages are shown; informational messages are not. 169.El |
170.It Cm conv Ns = Ns Ar value Ns Op , Ns Ar value ... 171Where 172.Cm value 173is one of the symbols from the following list. 174.Bl -tag -width ".Cm unblock" 175.It Cm ascii , oldascii 176The same as the 177.Cm unblock --- 238 unchanged lines hidden (view full) --- 416.Sh STANDARDS 417The 418.Nm 419utility is expected to be a superset of the 420.St -p1003.2 421standard. 422The 423.Cm files |
424and 425.Cm status 426operands and the |
427.Cm ascii , 428.Cm ebcdic , 429.Cm ibm , 430.Cm oldascii , 431.Cm oldebcdic 432and 433.Cm oldibm 434values are extensions to the 435.Tn POSIX 436standard. 437.Sh BUGS 438Protection mechanisms in the 439.Xr geom 4 440subsystem might prevent the super-user from writing blocks to a disk. 441Instructions for temporarily disabling these protection mechanisms can be 442found in the 443.Xr geom 4 444manpage. |