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Also keep in mind that specifying the block size can be important, especially for efficiently reading data. standard shell tools don't just "figure it out" auto
by AdamJacobMuller 10y ago
Also keep in mind that specifying the block size can be important, especially for efficiently reading data. standard shell tools don't just "figure it out" automatically. They guess, and sometimes those assumptions can be incorrect resulting in lower (orders of magnitude) performance.
- angry_octet 10y agoVery useful when dealing with raid (make the blocks stripe sized) or tape (512 byte) or esoteric devices. An essential tool for low level repair, like when you can guess the partition table values but there is no partition table anymore.