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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
***************
*** 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.