Hi,
David <bouncingc...@gmail.com> wrote (Sat, 9 Oct 2021 21:56:24 +1100):
> I see that the suggestion to use 'cat' comes
> from #604839.
>
> Yes, 'cat' will "work", however I feel there is no
> good reason to use 'cat' there.
>
> Because the purpose of 'cat' is for concatenating
> multiple files, and it also requires a shell redirection
> from stdout. Both are unnecessary here.
>
> I suggest this command should be used:
> # cp /usr/lib/syslinux/mbr.bin /dev/sdX
The documentation in the syslinux package also has
A simple MBR, roughly on par with the one installed by DOS (but
unencumbered), is included in the SYSLINUX distribution. To install
it under Linux, simply type:
cat mbr.bin > /dev/XXX
... where /dev/XXX is the device you wish to install it on.
so I guess there is some good reason to do it this way.
Holger
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