Bug#189249: ITP: ddrescue -- Like dd, dd_rescue does copy data from one file or block device to another

[Steve Greenland <steveg@moregruel.net>]

On 16-Apr-03, 04:11 (CDT), Ayman Negm <a.negm@hamburg.de> wrote: 
> Package: wnpp
> Version: unavailable; reported 2003-04-16
> Severity: wishlist
> 
> 
> * Package name    : dd_rescue 
>   Version         : 1.0.2
>   Upstream Author : Kurt Garloff <kurt@garloff.de>
> * URL             : http://www.garloff.de/kurt/linux/ddrescue/
> * License         : GPL
>   Description     : dd_rescue does copy data from one file or block device to another
> 
> >From homepage:
> 
> The latter three features make it suitable for rescuing data from a
> medium with errors, i.e. a hard disk with some bad sectors.
> Why?
> [*snip*]

The long description is not a place for a discussion on how the program
works, particularly one that begins the middle (what "latter three
features"? I don't see any features listed). 

Steve

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