dd syntax question (was: ISO Ripping)

[Erik Price]

mike ledoux wrote:
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 > On Mon, Dec 23, 2002 at 11:55:35AM -0500, Erik Price wrote:
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 >>Why does dd use options named "if" and "of"?  I just paged through the
 >>man page but can't seem to find an explanation.  Especially since you
 >>would think "of" refers to the original (source), not the destination.
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 > if = input file
 > of = output file

RIGHT.  Of course.  Thanks.

(whew!)


Erik