From: Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2012 16:23:47 +0000 (-0800)
Subject: doc: explain why dd is called "dd"
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doc: explain why dd is called "dd"

* doc/coreutils.texi (dd invocation): Mention JCL.
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diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi
index 7f8c0d194d..70e7ca09cd 100644
--- a/doc/coreutils.texi
+++ b/doc/coreutils.texi
@@ -8045,7 +8045,9 @@ dd @var{option}
 @end example
 
 The only options are @option{--help} and @option{--version}.
-@xref{Common options}.  @command{dd} accepts the following operands.
+@xref{Common options}.  @command{dd} accepts the following operands,
+whose syntax was inspired by the DD (data definition) statement of
+OS/360 JCL.
 
 @table @samp