[OLUG] dd

[mesc]

I don't have a cd burner yet,could I keep the iso on my hd and if so how
could I put it back on /dev/hda1 like it was originally?Just copy it back?

Thank you,Gary Martin.

brian at bstc.net wrote:

> just make it an iso file image.... `man mkisofs`
>
> that way, you can just write it to a cd instead of your hd.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mescie [mailto:mescie at home.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2000 11:20 AM
> To: olug
> Cc: mescie
> Subject: FW: [OLUG] dd
>
> I think when I try dd it tries to copy the whole /dev/hda1(2.0 GB
> instead of just it's contents,the win dir(672 MB)I've tried the size
> option (ibs&obs)in the dd man page but I must be doing something
> wrong.How can I use dd to copy just my win dir on /dev/hda1 not the
> whole partition?
>
>                 Thank you,Gary Martin.
>
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