On Sun, May 16, 2021 at 02:45:12PM -0400, Michael Stone wrote: > On Sun, May 16, 2021 at 01:31:49PM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > > I'll bite ;} > > When is it the right tool? > > When you're using it to convert ebcdic to ascii, while swapping bytes and > reblocking an ancient file from a barely readable archival tape. > > > When is it not? > > When copying a file. > When copying a file and writing it to another medium, perhaps eg when writing a DVD .iso file directly to a USB stick, it's ideal. [Note: Debian's .iso files that are bootable have a hybrid format which means that you can write the bits directly to a USB stick and it will be bootable - other .iso files may vary.]
Andy C.
