From f0ee72aa01382bcd69c1a0e00f7f8fc5de6cd56e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jim Meyering Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 10:18:58 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] * coreutils.texi (dd invocation): Improve the documentation for bs, ibs, obs, and cbs. Suggestion from Dan Jacobson. Patch by Olivier Delhomme. --- doc/ChangeLog | 6 ++++++ doc/coreutils.texi | 13 ++++++++----- 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog b/doc/ChangeLog index 60341ab..201070d 100644 --- a/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,9 @@ +2006-12-21 Jim Meyering + + * coreutils.texi (dd invocation): Improve the documentation + for bs, ibs, obs, and cbs. Suggestion from Dan Jacobson. + Patch by Olivier Delhomme. + 2006-12-14 Jim Meyering * coreutils.texi: Remove two doubled words. diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi index c7952fa..98bfadb 100644 --- a/doc/coreutils.texi +++ b/doc/coreutils.texi @@ -7155,25 +7155,28 @@ bytes (or the size specified with @samp{seek=}). @opindex ibs @cindex block size of input @cindex input block size -Read @var{bytes} bytes at a time. +Set the input block size to @var{bytes}. +This makes @command{dd} read @var{bytes} per block. @item obs=@var{bytes} @opindex obs @cindex block size of output @cindex output block size -Write @var{bytes} bytes at a time. +Set the output block size to @var{bytes}. +This makes @command{dd} write @var{bytes} per block. @item bs=@var{bytes} @opindex bs @cindex block size -Both read and write @var{bytes} bytes at a time. This overrides -@samp{ibs} and @samp{obs}. +Set both input and output block sizes to @var{bytes}. +This makes @command{dd} read and write @var{bytes} per block, +overriding @samp{ibs} and @samp{obs}. @item cbs=@var{bytes} @opindex cbs @cindex block size of conversion @cindex conversion block size -Convert @var{bytes} bytes at a time. +Set the conversion block size to @var{bytes}. @item skip=@var{blocks} @opindex skip -- 2.7.4