One more time ... you said it should read "/dev/sdb", but it should actually read "/dev/hdb". In other words, the typo is "deb" for "dev", but not "hdb" for "sdb".
Robert Trevellyan 518 392 0846 https://trevellyan.biz On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 2:14 PM, Robert Trevellyan <[email protected]> wrote: > Oh, sorry, I missed the 'deb' part. > > Robert Trevellyan > 518 392 0846 > https://trevellyan.biz > > On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 1:51 PM, Edwin Han <[email protected]> > 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 < >> [email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> >> 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 >> _______________________________________________ >> Bug-ddrescue mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-ddrescue >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Bug-ddrescue mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-ddrescue >> > > _______________________________________________ Bug-ddrescue mailing list [email protected] https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-ddrescue
