[Gllug] file offset in running process

[Rich Walker]

James Hawtin <oolon at ankh.org> wrote:

> IF you are not doing it already, consider setting a quite large block
> size, dd will copy a part block at the end so do not worry about it
> not copying everything. The would be useful when copying flash as you
> will not then try to write a part cell.

Even, use dd_rescue - it adapts chunk size depending on presence/absence
of i/o errors, and "end of device" is an i/o error.

Plus, it puts up better info while running.

>
> James

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