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45 Input data is read and written in 512-byte blocks.
47 to form the output block.
54 .Bl -tag -width "of=file"
56 Set both input and output block size to
68 are specified, then each input block is copied to the output as a
69 single block without any aggregation of short blocks.
71 Set the conversion record size to
74 The conversion record size is required by the record oriented conversion
86 When padding a block in conversion mode or due to use of
95 Set the input block size to
106 .Bl -tag -width "fullblock"
108 Reading from the input file may not obtain a full block.
109 When a read returns short, continue reading to fill the block.
127 Set the output block size to
145 .Bl -tag -width "direct"
166 On non-tape devices, an
188 distinguishing between a partial or complete block being read.
197 .Bl -tag -width "progress"
210 .Bl -tag -width "unblock"
236 .No pre- Ns Bx 4.3 reno
238 .It Cm block
239 Treats the input as a sequence of newline or end-of-file terminated variable
240 length records independent of input and output block boundaries.
246 Input records shorter than the conversion record size are padded with spaces.
247 Input records longer than the conversion record size are truncated.
252 .Cm block
260 .Cm block
283 .No pre- Ns Bx 4.3 reno
305 input and output block counts will be written to the standard error output
312 bytes (or with spaces if a block oriented conversion value was
321 conversion is not specified, the input block is omitted from the output.
323 will be positioned past the block in which the error occurred using
334 Pad the final output block to the full output block size.
335 If the input file is not a multiple of the output block size
336 after conversion, this conversion forces the final output block
337 to be the same size as preceding blocks for use on devices that require
341 block size specification.
354 Pad every input block to the input buffer size.
355 Spaces are used for pad bytes if a block oriented conversion value is
363 and output block boundaries.
394 truncated input records and odd-length byte-swapping blocks to the
396 A partial input block is one where less than the input block size
398 A partial output block is one where less than the output block size
401 Otherwise, the rest of the block will be written.
403 A truncated input block is one where a variable length record oriented
408 into output blocks of the specified size.
410 a block.
411 This means that the final output block may be shorter than the output
412 block size.
422 signal, the current input and output block counts will
429 signal, the current input and output block counts will
435 .Ex -std
452 .Dl "dd if=file conv=pareven | cmp -x - file"
454 To create an image of a Mode-1 CD-ROM, which is a commonly used format
455 for data CD-ROM disks, use a block size of 2048 bytes:
474 .St -p1003.2
499 subsystem might prevent the super-user from writing blocks to a disk.