On Du, 16 mai 21, 18:33:57, Stefan Monnier 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.
>
> Not sure about ideal:
>
> cat <foo.iso >/dev/sdb
>
> is one char longer than
>
> dd <foo.iso >/dev/sdb
>
> but it's often faster (you can speed up `dd` by providing a larger
> `bs=` argument, but then you've lost the length advantage ;-)
I'll raise you 'cp':
cp foo.iso /dev/sdb
which is both fast and short to type (apparently it's smart about using
the correct block size).
Unfortunately it's missing dd's equivalent of status=progress.
Kind regards,
Andrei
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