Hello,
Shaya Potter wrote:
however, if I try to put in multiple lines like that
<base1> <span length 1> +
<base 2> <span length 2> +
it fails as this isn't a considered a valid map file (I guess all
spans have to be contagious).
Ddrescue can already accept such a mapfile. Just try the option '-L':
http://www.gnu.org/software/ddrescue/manual/ddrescue_manual.html#Invoking-ddrescue
-L
--loose-domain
Accept an incomplete synthetic (user fabricated) domain mapfile or
test-mode mapfile, and fill the gaps in the list of data blocks with
non-tried blocks. The blocks in the mapfile must be strictly ascending and
non-overlapping, but they don't need to be contiguous. This option allows
making quick edits to a mapfile without all the size calculations involved
in making all data blocks contiguous again.
Best regards,
Antonio.
