On Du, 16 mai 21, 18:33:57, Stefan Monnier wrote: > >> On Sun, May 16, 2021 at 01:31:49PM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > >> > I'll bite ;} > >> > When is it the right tool? > >> > >> When you're using it to convert ebcdic to ascii, while swapping bytes and > >> reblocking an ancient file from a barely readable archival tape. > >> > >> > When is it not? > >> > >> When copying a file. > >> > > When copying a file and writing it to another medium, perhaps eg when > > writing > > a DVD .iso file directly to a USB stick, it's ideal. > > Not sure about ideal: > > cat <foo.iso >/dev/sdb > > is one char longer than > > dd <foo.iso >/dev/sdb > > but it's often faster (you can speed up `dd` by providing a larger > `bs=` argument, but then you've lost the length advantage ;-)
I'll raise you 'cp':
cp foo.iso /dev/sdb
which is both fast and short to type (apparently it's smart about using
the correct block size).
Unfortunately it's missing dd's equivalent of status=progress.
Kind regards,
Andrei
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