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Re: dd
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Bob Proulx |
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Re: dd |
Date: |
Thu, 6 Nov 2003 02:45:45 -0700 |
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Alfred M. Szmidt wrote:
> Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2003 06:12:03 -0000
> From: "Card, Cliff" <address@hidden>
>
> Can anyone there provide me with details of the origin of the name of
> this command please?
>
> Some say that it comes from "copy and convert", but `cc' was taken so
> it got named `dd' instead. Other say that it comes from the JCL
> command `dd' (including its wonderful command line syntax), where it
> stands for "data definition".
>
> This information is probobly inaccurate, since it comes from my memory
> (jeez, I'm this old?)...
I had heard Device Dump. But again this was also quite removed from
the original author. Some things are lost in prehistory...
Bob
- dd, Card, Cliff, 2003/11/05
- Re: dd, Alfred M. Szmidt, 2003/11/05