[Top][All Lists]
[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
Re: [dd] conv=sparse option
From: |
Samuel Thibault |
Subject: |
Re: [dd] conv=sparse option |
Date: |
Sun, 30 Dec 2007 12:02:10 +0000 |
User-agent: |
Mutt/1.5.12-2006-07-14 |
Andreas Schwab, le Sun 30 Dec 2007 12:32:06 +0100, a écrit :
> Samuel Thibault <address@hidden> writes:
> > Andreas Schwab, le Sun 30 Dec 2007 10:19:54 +0100, a écrit :
> >> Samuel Thibault <address@hidden> writes:
> >> > Some time ago, I wrote a conv=sparse option for dd, attached is the
> >> > patch.
> >>
> >> How is it different from cp --sparse=always?
> >
> > Uh, I hadn't noticed that option, is it recent ?
>
> The option just celebrated the twelfth birthday. :-)
Oh :)
Well, a sparse dd would still be useful in combinaison with skip and
such options, wouldn't it?
Samuel