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- *** /usr/man/man1/dd.1 Mon Apr 4 06:12:26 1983
- --- dd.1 Wed Jul 24 12:29:58 1985
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- *** 23,29
- .ns
- .TP
- if=
- ! input file name; standard input is default
- .br
- .ns
- .TP
-
- --- 23,45 -----
- .ns
- .TP
- if=
- ! input file name; standard input is default.
- ! If the input file name has the form
- ! .IR system [. user ]:/dev/???,
- ! then
- ! .I dd
- ! will attempt to use the tape drive /dev/??? on the remote system
- ! .IR system ,
- ! via
- ! .IR rsh (1),
- ! and
- ! .IR rmt (8).
- ! The optional
- ! .I user
- ! specifies the login name to use on the remote system.
- ! If it is not given, the current user's login name will be used.
- ! In all cases, the user must have the appropriate
- ! access permissions on the remote machine in order for this to work.
- .br
- .ns
- .TP
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- *** 28,34
- .ns
- .TP
- of=
- ! output file name; standard output is default
- .br
- .ns
- .TP
-
- --- 44,51 -----
- .ns
- .TP
- of=
- ! output file name; standard output is default,
- ! remote file names may be used here as well.
- .br
- .ns
- .TP
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- *** 203,205
- raw disks with bad sectors to insure
- .I dd
- stays synchronized.
-
- --- 220,224 -----
- raw disks with bad sectors to insure
- .I dd
- stays synchronized.
- + .br
- + Using a remote system's tape drive can be slow.
-