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doc: suggest dd "sync" flag to maximize "nocache" effectiveness
authorPádraig Brady <P@draigBrady.com>
Mon, 11 Jan 2016 22:31:45 +0000 (22:31 +0000)
committerPádraig Brady <P@draigBrady.com>
Wed, 13 Jan 2016 11:16:39 +0000 (11:16 +0000)
commit6ceb7ef87fdf138f0553f32a95567920cc51ae1a
tree05ebd561ad09e7458eeec20fc5dc02a77098fe12tree
parenta0c5313d60703c480014bfd810bf8f1cf9903299commit | diff
doc: suggest dd "sync" flag to maximize "nocache" effectiveness

doc/coreutils.texi (dd invocation): Add oflag=sync to the streaming
example.  Also reference the "direct" flag.  Mention this is only
a request to the system.
* src/dd.c (usage): Mention the "sync" flag along with "nocache".
Also mention that it's only a request to drop the cache.
* THANKS.in: Add reporter Francois Rigault.
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