Package: coreutils Version: 8.20-3 Severity: wishlist File: /bin/dd For many uses, notably if=/dev/zero, dd need not repeatedly read from the input file before writing to the output file; dd could read once and then write repeatedly, saving time. Perhaps it would make sense to have an iflag=once?
- Josh Triplett -- System Information: Debian Release: jessie/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 3.9-1-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=C.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=C.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages coreutils depends on: ii dpkg 1.16.10 ii install-info 5.1.dfsg.1-3 ii libacl1 2.2.52-1 ii libattr1 1:2.4.47-1 ii libc6 2.17-5 ii libselinux1 2.1.13-2 coreutils recommends no packages. coreutils suggests no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]

