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not sure status=progress is that obscure a command, it was added relatively recently as well (in terms of dd).
by noir_lord 10y ago
not sure status=progress is that obscure a command, it was added relatively recently as well (in terms of dd).
- ajdlinux 10y agoThe fact that it was added relatively recently is exactly why it's so obscure. Unlike if, of, bs and count, I haven't had status=progress drilled into my head by every single dd command I've read out of a manual or tutorial, so even now I still forget whether it's "status=progress" or "progress=status" or something else. Also it's a victim of dd's bizarre non-Unix syntax - an option like "--status" or "--progress" would be more in keeping with expectations.