[Bug-ddrescue] GNU ddrescue 1.19-rc1 released

[Antonio Diaz Diaz]

GNU ddrescue 1.19-rc1 is ready for testing here
http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/ddrescue/ddrescue-1.19-rc1.tar.lz

The sha1sum is:
b7ad161f711d85202ff051fad35afb9fbcb4a1ae  ddrescue-1.19-rc1.tar.lz

Please, test it and report any bugs you find.

GNU ddrescue is a data recovery tool. It copies data from one file or 
block device (hard disc, cdrom, etc) to another, trying to rescue the 
good parts first in case of read errors.

GNU Ddrescuelog is a tool that manipulates ddrescue logfiles, shows 
logfile contents, converts logfiles to/from other formats, compares 
logfiles, tests rescue status, and can delete a logfile if the rescue is 
done.

The homepage is at http://www.gnu.org/software/ddrescue/ddrescue.html


Changes in this version:

  * The new option "-P, --data-preview", which makes ddrescue show a 
few lines of the latest data read, has been added.

  * The new option "--pause", which inserts a pause between passes, has 
been added.

  * The short name "-u" has been assigned to option "--unidirectional".

  * During the retrying phase the direction is now reversed after each 
pass. Use "--unidirectional" to override.


Regards,
Antonio Diaz, GNU ddrescue author and maintainer.