Olivier Delhomme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > So if this flag is linux specific does it mean that dd iflag=directory > won't run on other unices ?
Yes, that's right. It's just like "dd iflag=noatime". The general rule is that dd issues a runtime diagnostic and immediately fails if you try to use a flag that isn't supported on the current platform. The issue is more complicated than "linux specific". For example, iflag=noatime is supported by some Linux kernels but not others. And iflag=nolinks works on SunOS 5.10 and later, but not on any Linux kernel that I know of (yet). _______________________________________________ Bug-coreutils mailing list Bug-coreutils@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-coreutils
