Unix disk copy using dd ?

[Dave McGuire]

On May 3, 2007, at 12:04 PM, Andy Piercy wrote:
> More disk copy questions..
>
> Can you copy an entire disk using the UNIX dd command from a  
> smaller disc to
> a larger one and retain the capacity of the larger drive?
>
> i.e. maybe create a partition on the larger drive which matches the  
> smaller
> drive?

   Definitely not.  dd does not understand filesystems, only bytes  
and blocks.

             -Dave

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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL