Re: [Bug-ddrescue] typo in ddrescuelog manual

[Robert Trevellyan]

Oh, sorry, I missed the 'deb' part.

Robert Trevellyan
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On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 1:51 PM, Edwin Han <address@hidden>
wrote:

> "fdisk /dev/hdb    <-- partition /deb/hdb"
> hi robert,
> thank you for your quick response.
> perhaps i am mistaken as i am new to linux and its notations, and i may be
> misunderstanding a little, but i believe that particular line consists of a
> command (fdisk) and then its argument (/dev/hdb), and then a description of
> what that command is supposed to be doing (i.e. partitioning /dev/hdb).
> so there seems to be an inconsistency, because the argument to the fdisk
> command is "/dev/hdb", but the description of what it is doing indicates
> "/deb/hdb" ("dev" in the command argument, but "deb" in the description).
> best regards,
> edwin
>
>
>     On Tuesday, 10 May 2016, 0:55, Robert Trevellyan <
> address@hidden> wrote:
>
>
>  It isn't a typo, it's just an example. Device names depend on the
> operating system and the driver.
> Robert Trevellyan
> https://trevellyan.biz
> On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 12:30 PM, Edwin Han <address@hidden>
> wrote:
>
> hello antonio,
> first, i'd like to say a big thank you for your work on ddrescue, lzip and
> other associated software applications.
> i have been a long-time windows user (not necessarily a happy one, but i
> play games :) ) and have just been introduced to the world of linux as a
> result of a drive failure and ddrescue. the more i learn and find out about
> linux, the more i like! :)
> one day, when i've learnt enough, i'd like to be able to contribute back
> to the community, much like yourself.
>
> anyhow, i was just reading through the manual for ddrescuelog, and noticed
> what i believe to be a typographical error.
> in "example 2" of the examples section <
> https://www.gnu.org/software/ddrescue/manual/ddrescue_manual.html#Ddrescuelog
> >, it says "fdisk /dev/hdb    <-- partition /deb/hdb".
> i believe the "/deb/hdb" after the word "partition" is a typographical
> error that should instead read "/dev/sdb".
> it is minor, and don't think anyone would misunderstand, but thought i
> would point out nevertheless.
> thanks once again for your wonderful work!
> best regards,
> edwin
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