Bug 186495 - [request] option to read and write last block of a disk for dd(1)
Summary: [request] option to read and write last block of a disk for dd(1)
Status: Open
Alias: None
Product: Base System
Classification: Unclassified
Component: bin (show other bugs)
Version: Unspecified
Hardware: Any Any
: Normal Affects Only Me
Assignee: freebsd-bugs (Nobody)
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Reported: 2014-02-05 20:00 UTC by Chris
Modified: 2018-01-03 05:16 UTC (History)
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Description Chris 2014-02-05 20:00:01 UTC
It would be great if dd(1) could read and write the last block of a disk
without the user having to calculate blocks. Eg gpt partition schemes store
metadata in the last sector. Suggested option could be seek=-1.
Comment 1 Eitan Adler freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2017-12-31 08:00:50 UTC
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Status: In Progress Changed: (is less than) 2014-06-01

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