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|    Nigel Reed to Benny Pedersen    |
|    Re: power of dd    |
|    30 Sep 21 03:19:20    |
      TZUTC: -0500       MSGID: 2220.fido_linux@1:124/5016 25bab1b4       REPLY: 2:230/0 613e7079       PID: Synchronet 3.19a-Linux master/55041d659 Sep 22 2021 GCC 9.3.0       TID: SBBSecho 3.14-Linux master/55041d659 Sep 22 2021 GCC 9.3.0       BBSID: EOTLBBS       CHRS: ASCII 1       Benny wrote:       > Hello All!       >        > its my first time doing an image with dd, so now i have to try rufus to       write it out on a usb pin :)       >        > if succes bye linode.junc.eu       >        > story behind, linode was the first vps i created servial years ago to get       all my hosting content out of adsl, lol, yes i started with email at the date       of adsl widt 512K/128K bit uplink/downlink, it had even homepage served later       then its speeds gone raced to astoning speeds of 1Mbit/768Kbit, that was time.       now my home fiber optical is 20000Mbit, where was this cable when i had a need       for it ?              If your network connection is so fast, it would have been better to tar the       files and copy or even use rsync over ssh.              If you use dd on a whole disk, your image will be that size. a dd of /dev/sda1       that is 10gb will leave you with a 10gb image.       --- SBBSecho 3.14-Linux        * Origin: End Of The Line BBS - endofthelinebbs.com (1:124/5016)       SEEN-BY: 1/123 14/0 90/1 103/705 105/81 114/709 120/340 123/131 124/5016       SEEN-BY: 129/305 153/757 154/10 203/0 218/840 221/0 6 226/30 227/114       SEEN-BY: 227/702 229/424 426 428 452 550 616 664 700 1017 240/5832       SEEN-BY: 249/206 317 400 280/464 5003 282/1038 292/854 8125 301/1       SEEN-BY: 310/31 317/3 322/757 342/200 396/45 423/120 633/280 712/848       SEEN-BY: 770/1 2452/250 5020/545       PATH: 124/5016 280/464 153/757 221/6 229/664 426           |
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