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# 8  
Old 09-29-2005
Quote:
Originally Posted by kyoist
Whats FC3? Is it a back-up utility?
No, it is Fedora Core 3 Smilie
# 9  
Old 09-29-2005
Quote:
Originally Posted by eugrus
No, it is Fedora Core 3 Smilie
thanks, Im new to linux/unix systems so i may ask stupid questions Smilie
# 10  
Old 10-07-2005
You should keep in mind that using dd with the default block size will result in a VERY slow copy. You might want to try something like this:
Code:
dd if=/dev/hda of=/dev/hdc bs=$((1024**2*2))

which will give you a 2MB block instead of a 1k block. *Much* faster.
# 11  
Old 02-22-2006
The command did not work
The command did not work.

# dd if=/dev/rdsk/c1t1d0s2 of=/dev/rdsk/c1t2d0s2 bs=$((1024**2*2))
syntax error: `(' unexpected

What should be done?

Regards,
Savitha
# 12  
Old 02-22-2006
Which shell are you using?

Use bash

Cheers
ZB
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