Re: [dd] conv=sparse option

[Samuel Thibault]

Andreas Schwab, le Sun 30 Dec 2007 12:32:06 +0100, a écrit :
> Samuel Thibault <address@hidden> writes:
> > Andreas Schwab, le Sun 30 Dec 2007 10:19:54 +0100, a écrit :
> >> Samuel Thibault <address@hidden> writes:
> >> > Some time ago, I wrote a conv=sparse option for dd, attached is the
> >> > patch.
> >> 
> >> How is it different from cp --sparse=always?
> >
> > Uh, I hadn't noticed that option, is it recent ?
> 
> The option just celebrated the twelfth birthday. :-)

Oh :)

Well, a sparse dd would still be useful in combinaison with skip and
such options, wouldn't it?

Samuel