On 02/07/11 07:20, Brian wrote: > On Fri 01 Jul 2011 at 23:49:56 +0300, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > >> conv=notrunc means "do not truncate the output file" according to the >> manpage, but I have no ideea what it's good for, but doesn't sound like >> it would affect your image :p > > That's a problem which can happen with man pages. You think you know > what it means but on the witness stand you are torn apart by the > defense. > > I'd take 'truncate' to mean 'shorten' - but see what you make of this: > > http://dbaspot.com/shell/176725-what-does-notrunc-dd-command-mean.html > > Untested. Use at you own risk!
What is the date of that post? What OS are the posters referring to? > > Tested - file a bug report if it is incorrect :-) "`append' Write in append mode, so that even if some other process is writing to this file, every `dd' write will append to the current contents of the file. This flag makes sense only for output. If you combine this flag with the `of=FILE' operand, you should also specify `conv=notrunc' unless you want the output file to be truncated *before being appended to.*" ref: info dd Cheers -- “How come people always flip and think they're Jesus? Why not Buddha? Particularly in America, where more people resemble Buddha than Jesus. 'Ah'm BUDDHA!' 'You're Bubba!' 'Ah'm Buddha now..All I gotta do is change 3 letters on ma belt...' ” ~ Bill Hicks -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4e0e8880.2010...@gmail.com
