commit e0dc3f9546b3cd839aef8e58376c6295679a5ed5
Author:     Eivind Uggedal <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Wed Mar 16 09:23:50 2016 +0000
Commit:     sin <[email protected]>
CommitDate: Wed Mar 16 10:17:51 2016 +0000

    dd: implement conv=notrunc support

diff --git a/dd.1 b/dd.1
index 31fe00e..477e99f 100644
--- a/dd.1
+++ b/dd.1
@@ -61,4 +61,6 @@ blocks from the beginning of the output before copying.
 Skip
 .Ar N
 blocks from the beginning of the input before copying.
+.It Ar conv=notrunc
+Do not truncate the output file.
 .El
diff --git a/dd.c b/dd.c
index 912ca83..cc05d40 100644
--- a/dd.c
+++ b/dd.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ struct dd_config {
        uint64_t skip, seek, count, b_in, b_out, rec_in, rec_out;
        off_t fsize;
        blksize_t bs;
-       char quiet, nosync, direct;
+       char quiet, nosync, notrunc, direct;
        time_t t_start, t_end;
 };
 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ prepare_copy(struct dd_config *ddc, int *ifd, int *ofd)
                return -1;
        }
 
-       if (!ddc->seek)
+       if (!ddc->seek && !ddc->notrunc)
                flo |= O_TRUNC;
 
        if (!ddc->out) *ofd = 1;
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ prepare_copy(struct dd_config *ddc, int *ifd, int *ofd)
                return -1;
        }
 
-       if (ddc->seek) {
+       if (ddc->seek && !ddc->notrunc) {
                if (fstat(*ofd, &st) < 0)
                        return -1;
                if (!S_ISREG(st.st_mode))
@@ -238,7 +238,8 @@ static void
 usage(void)
 {
        eprintf("usage: %s [-h] [if=infile] [of=outfile] [bs[=N]] [seek=N] "
-               "[skip=N] [count=N] [direct] [quiet] [nosync]\n", argv0);
+               "[skip=N] [count=N] [direct] [quiet] [nosync]"
+               "[conv=notrunc]\n", argv0);
 }
 
 int
@@ -278,6 +279,8 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
                        config.quiet = 1;
                else if (strcmp(argv[i], "nosync") == 0)
                        config.nosync = 1;
+               else if (strcmp(argv[i], "conv=notrunc") == 0)
+                       config.notrunc = 1;
                else if (strcmp(argv[i], "-h") == 0)
                        usage();
        }

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