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diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi index 81e3b911c..b95f8dc50 100644 --- a/doc/coreutils.texi +++ b/doc/coreutils.texi @@ -7719,6 +7719,12 @@ platforms that distinguish binary from text I/O. Use text I/O. Like @samp{binary}, this option has no effect on standard platforms. +@item fullblock +@opindex fullblock +Read full blocks from input if possible. read() may return early +if a full block is not available, so retry until data is available +or end of file is reached. This flag can be used only for the iflag option. + @end table These flags are not supported on all systems, and @samp{dd} rejects |