Eric Blake wrote: > Because POSIX requires that one. > http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/dd.html > > For the bs=, cbs=, ibs=, and obs= operands, the application shall supply > an expression specifying a size in bytes. The expression, expr, can be: ... > Two or more positive decimal numbers (with or without k or b) > separated by x, specifying the product of the indicated values
Cool, that's new to me! Maybe this form should be made more prominent, as it outclasses all the other forms: if you misremember the suffix e.g. for 2048, then you can simply use the multiplication with 'x': dd if=file1 of=file2 count=1 bs=32x2048 I didn't find that form in the info page. Is it documented there? Have a nice day, Berny
