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Re: DD converts LF -> CR / LF


Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net> writes:

> it now defaults to the underlying mount mode when the user does not
> specify binary or text.  In my opinion, dd should default to binary
> when neither text nor binary is specified

Hmm, overriding the explicit advice of the system administrator?
How common is it for file systems to be mounted in text mode?  Why
would anyone do such a thing?  If it's sufficiently rare, then dd
shouldn't need to worry about it.

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