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diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog b/doc/ChangeLog index 60341abab..201070dbf 100644 --- a/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,9 @@ +2006-12-21 Jim Meyering <jim@meyering.net> + + * 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 <jim@meyering.net> * coreutils.texi: Remove two doubled words. diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi index c7952facc..98bfadb83 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 |