From f565f0530b041c45d82e27a5045349107a32d0b5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: emma Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2024 23:53:10 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] dj.1: dd(1p) is not a disk utility --- docs/dj.1 | 13 ++++++------- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/dj.1 b/docs/dj.1 index 3c57155..c1bb81d 100644 --- a/docs/dj.1 +++ b/docs/dj.1 @@ -177,13 +177,12 @@ versions of lowercase options. .SH RATIONALE -The dd(1p) utility specified in POSIX was the basis of this program. - -It includes additional features: typical option formatting, allowing seeks to be -specified in bytes rather than in blocks, allowing arbitrary bytes as padding, -and printing in a format that’s easy to parse for machines. It also neglects -character conversion. This may have been the original intent of dd(1p) but it is -irrelevant to its modern use as a disk utility. +This program was based on the dd(1p) utility as specified in POSIX. While +character conversion may have been the original intent of dd(1p), it is +irrelevant to its modern use. Because of this, it eschews character conversion +and adds typical option formatting, allowing seeks to be specified in bytes +rather than in blocks, allowing arbitrary bytes as padding, and printing in a +format that’s easy to parse for machines. .SH COPYRIGHT