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List:       freebsd-hackers
Subject:    Re: Block sizes for dd(1) to USB memory sticks (flash drives) for installers for FreeBSD
From:       Craig Leres <leres () freebsd ! org>
Date:       2022-09-30 16:33:55
Message-ID: 3ea35f4d-8efa-cf93-d462-0d8ce997b7aa () freebsd ! org
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On 9/30/22 00:26, Graham Perrin wrote:
> <https://www.freebsd.org/releases/13.1R/announce/#_availability> and 
> elsewhere:
> 
> bs=1m
> 
> Why so small?
> 
> I find things much faster with a larger block size. Is this my imagination?

I rarely use dd after learning about recoverdisk(1). But I see why dd 
would be referenced in installation instructions (e.g. switching from a 
linux distro).

		Craig

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