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| From | Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> |
|---|---|
| Organization | Deepwoods Software |
| Subject | Re: Is there a good "dd for dummies" tutorial around? |
| References | <9be980ce-21a2-4d14-bfb4-ad96dcd9a5a5@googlegroups.com> |
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.misc |
| Message-ID | <leadnfMfGLa9LlXLnZ2dnUU7-LOdnZ2d@giganews.com> (permalink) |
| Date | 2016-02-20 12:40 -0600 |
At Sat, 20 Feb 2016 10:04:06 -0800 (PST) pureheart@pacbell.net wrote:
>
> This is probably considered basic stuff but I'm still having trouble
> understanding dd.
>
> In particular, why do the things it writes/reads to have to be *un*mounted?
This is not a *dd* question. It is a device I/O question. It depends on what
level of I/O you are doing.
>
> How does the system even know that the device exists if it's not mounted?
This is not a *dd* question. This is a device and/or file system question.
>
> What happens if you *do* write to a mounted device.
Seriously bad things. And it does not matter if you use dd or some other
tool.
>
> So far I've read about six dd how-tos, but I have not had the mounting
> explained to my feeble mind's satisfaction.
Because *mounting* has nothing to do with dd.
It is like trying to find out about coffee by looking up 'cup'.
>
> Anyone have a good url or simple explanation?
>
> Pureheart in Aptos
>
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Is there a good "dd for dummies" tutorial around? pureheart@pacbell.net - 2016-02-20 10:04 -0800
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Re: Is there a good "dd for dummies" tutorial around? Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2016-02-20 12:40 -0600
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