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From: cpcahil@virtech.uucp (Conor P. Cahill)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386
Subject: Re: dd curiosity solution
Message-ID: <1990Jan2.134753.3499@virtech.uucp>
Date: 2 Jan 90 13:47:53 GMT
References: <396@zok.UUCP> <592@junkyard.UUCP> <398@zok.UUCP>
Organization: Virtual Technologies Inc.
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In article <398@zok.UUCP>, mark@zok.UUCP (Mark W. Snitily) writes:
>    files=          ???
>    conv=block      ???
>    conv=unblock    ???
> 
> Once again curiosity strikes.  Anyone know what the files=, conv=block,
> or conv=unblock options are?

	files=##	specifies the number of files to read from the 
			device (usefull for tape only)
	conv=block	convert varialbe length records (\n separated) to
			fixed length (1 rec/block) records
	conv=unblock	reverse of block


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