Paul Eggert wrote: > Pádraig Brady <[email protected]> writes: > >> I agree that iflags=fullblock should have _been_ the default. >> However many scripts probably now depend on the current >> default of reading what's available. > > I'm afraid that's correct. > > As far as the GNU project goes, the "dd" command may set the record for > backwards-compatibility constraints. The very name of the "dd" command, > along with the names of some of its operands, comes from OS/360 JCL DD > command, designed designed in the early 1960s. > > Hmm, maybe a brief comment to this effect should be in the manual? If > there's interest, I could draft something.
That's interesting and I certainly didn't know that. A short note would be appreciated for the info docs. cheers, Pádraig. _______________________________________________ Bug-coreutils mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-coreutils
