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I read once that the dd command (which stands for convert and copy) was not named cc because the compiler was already called that so they used the next letters
by w8rbt 10y ago
I read once that the dd command (which stands for convert and copy) was not named cc because the compiler was already called that so they used the next letters in the alphabet.
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dd - convert and copy a file
- tmccrmck 10y agoNo, it came from data definition on OS/360 JCL which is the reason why it has a different syntax than the other utils.