DD(1) - General Commands Manual
DD(1) - General Commands Manual # DD(1) - General Commands Manual NAME # dd - convert and copy a file SYNOPSIS # dd [operand …] DESCRIPTION # The dd utility copies the standard input to the standard output, applying any specified conversions. Input data is read and written in 512-byte blocks. If input reads are short, input from multiple reads are aggregated to form the output block. When finished, dd displays the number of complete and partial input and output blocks and truncated input records to the standard error output. ...