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(usage): Mention that sync makes dd pad with spaces (rather than NULs)
authorJim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>
Sun, 22 Apr 2001 07:28:58 +0000 (07:28 +0000)
committerJim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>
Sun, 22 Apr 2001 07:28:58 +0000 (07:28 +0000)
when used with block or unblock.

src/dd.c

index 7d8c78b851d89c8359f5618d650184a93e9679f8..22fc69ca6af847a065f84a4c6842acf1f242f2ac 100644 (file)
--- a/src/dd.c
+++ b/src/dd.c
@@ -321,7 +321,8 @@ Each KEYWORD may be:\n\
   ucase     change lower case to upper case\n\
   swab      swap every pair of input bytes\n\
   noerror   continue after read errors\n\
-  sync      pad every input block with NULs to ibs-size\n\
+  sync      pad every input block with NULs to ibs-size; when used\n\
+              block or unblock, pad with spaces rather than NULs\n\
 "));
       puts (_("\nReport bugs to <bug-fileutils@gnu.org>."));
     }