try at systemimager.sourceforge.net
it might be what u r lookin for.
chetan
>From: Anand Kumria <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: [linux-delhi] Preloading capability in linux ??///
>Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2000 10:01:54 +1100
>
>On Thu, Nov 23, 2000 at 09:04:32AM -0800, Anmol Khirbat wrote:
> > On Thu, 23 Nov 2000, Anand Kumria wrote:
> >
> > > Do you want to create a bit-for-bit disk copy/image? I'd recommend
> > > dd(1) then.
> >
> > What does dd do that cat can't do ?
>
>$ man 1 cat | head
> cat - concatenate files and print on the standard output
>$ man 1 dd | head
> dd - convert and copy a file
>
>dd can read and write a file in blocks thus speeding up the transfer
>whereas cat relies on the underlying C library to do it I/O.
>
>dd can also convert from ascii to ebcdic, and do quite a few
>other things. the man page is illuminating.
>
>Anand
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