Re: [PATCH] Re: iflag/oflag for dd(1)

[mlelstv%serpens.de@localhost (Michael van Elst)]

mouse%Rodents-Montreal.ORG@localhost (Mouse) writes:

>This makes three "no way to clear it"s.  Perhaps that should be
>changed?

Or maybe setting the flags isn't a good idea, especially when
the result is not Linux compatible.

You could gather the reasonable use-cases (like appending or not-creating)
and set the mode with conv= (like notrunc) or some new keyword.

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