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That is not so portable, so I recommend sticking with dd.

• jhugo 4y ago
  Yup, `dd` helps in a lot of situations when you need portability, not just this one. Commands like `cp --sparse=always` aren't worth such a blanket disrecommendation though; if you are working directly at a console as opposed to scripting you typically don't need portability.
  • inopinatus 4y ago
    Again, most of the consoles I work at don’t use GNU coretools.
    • jhugo 4y ago
      Then you obviously can't use this, but many people reading my suggestion can.