Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!purdue!haven!mimsy!mojo!mojo!djm From: djm@eng.umd.edu (David J. MacKenzie) Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386 Subject: Re: dd curiosity solution Message-ID: Date: 2 Jan 90 11:57:55 GMT References: <396@zok.UUCP> <592@junkyard.UUCP> <398@zok.UUCP> Sender: news@eng.umd.edu (The News System) Distribution: na Organization: University of Maryland Lines: 22 In article <398@zok.UUCP> mark@zok.UUCP (Mark W. Snitily) writes: Once again curiosity strikes. Anyone know what the files=, conv=block, or conv=unblock options are? Assuming they're the same in System V as they are on SunOS 4.0, the Sun manual has this to say about them: files=n Copy n input files before terminating (makes sense only when input is a magtape or similar device). block Convert variable length records to fixed length. unblock Convert fixed length records to variable length. The block and unblock options cannot be combined with the ascii, ebcdic or ibm. Invalid combinations silently ignore all but the last mutually-exclusive keyword. -- David J. MacKenzie