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[src/trunk]: src/bin/dd dd.1: add an example of writing a NetBSD image



details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/8bc97fd11638
branches:  trunk
changeset: 379191:8bc97fd11638
user:      nia <nia%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Tue May 18 07:17:09 2021 +0000

description:
dd.1: add an example of writing a NetBSD image

diffstat:

 bin/dd/dd.1 |  16 ++++++++++++++--
 1 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diffs (37 lines):

diff -r 63bcf22b293b -r 8bc97fd11638 bin/dd/dd.1
--- a/bin/dd/dd.1       Tue May 18 06:42:11 2021 +0000
+++ b/bin/dd/dd.1       Tue May 18 07:17:09 2021 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"    $NetBSD: dd.1,v 1.36 2019/01/30 10:28:50 wiz Exp $
+.\"    $NetBSD: dd.1,v 1.37 2021/05/18 07:17:09 nia Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1990, 1993
 .\"    The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 .\"
 .\"    @(#)dd.1        8.2 (Berkeley) 1/13/94
 .\"
-.Dd January 29, 2019
+.Dd May 18, 2021
 .Dt DD 1
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -546,6 +546,18 @@ for more details.
 .Sh EXIT STATUS
 .Ex -std dd
 .Sh EXAMPLES
+To write a
+.Xr gzip 1
+compressed
+.Nx
+image to a removable drive, with
+.Xr progress 1
+output:
+.Bd -literal -unfilled -offset indent
+zcat NetBSD-9.2-amd64-install.img.gz | \\
+    progress dd of=/dev/rsd0 bs=1m
+.Ed
+.Pp
 To print summary information in human-readable form:
 .Pp
 .Dl dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/null count=1 msgfmt=human



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