Package: klibc-utils Version: 1.2.6-1 Severity: normal dd doesn't overwrite an existing file when the new one is smaller:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/src/klibc-1.3.21/usr/utils/static$ ls -l /etc/debian_version /etc/hosts -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 17 Jun 6 2005 /etc/debian_version -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 262 May 11 21:49 /etc/hosts [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/src/klibc-1.3.21/usr/utils/static$ cp /etc/hosts x [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/src/klibc-1.3.21/usr/utils/static$ ls -l x -rw-r--r-- 1 tbm tbm 262 May 15 15:41 x [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/src/klibc-1.3.21/usr/utils/static$ ./dd if=/etc/debian_version of=x 0+1 records in 0+1 records out [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/src/klibc-1.3.21/usr/utils/static$ ls -l x -rw-r--r-- 1 tbm tbm 262 May 15 15:41 x [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/src/klibc-1.3.21/usr/utils/static$ cp /etc/debian_version x [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/src/klibc-1.3.21/usr/utils/static$ ls -l x -rw-r--r-- 1 tbm tbm 17 May 15 15:42 x [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/src/klibc-1.3.21/usr/utils/static$ ./dd if=/etc/hosts of=x 0+1 records in 0+1 records out [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/src/klibc-1.3.21/usr/utils/static$ ls -l x -rw-r--r-- 1 tbm tbm 262 May 15 15:42 x [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/src/klibc-1.3.21/usr/utils/static$ -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.16-1-686 Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Versions of packages klibc-utils depends on: ii libklibc 1.2.6-1 minimal libc subset for use with i klibc-utils recommends no packages. -- no debconf information -- Martin Michlmayr http://www.cyrius.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
