Re: [bug] dd: misleading "invalid argument" for a filename

[Maciej Pilichowski]

Hello,

> Pádraig Brady:
>
> For portability and maintainability reasons
> we can't really be reinterpreting the errors 

No, I didn't mean that -- I mean the first part. Instead of indicating 
the invalid argument was filename, point out that the flag was the 
cause. Something like this:

dd: iflag=direct: Invalid argument

Of course if it is possible.


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to this ML. Thank you.

Cheers,