Date:	Tue, 19 Dec 2000 13:55:24 +0200 (IST)
From:	Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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Subject:	Re: If dd doesn't support /dev/zero, what _does_ it support?
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On Tue, 19 Dec 2000, Chris Giese wrote:

> >OK, I try to use the DJGPP port of GNU dd to create an 8 KB file
> 
> Where does one get the DJGPP port of GNU dd?

It's part of the Fileutils package.

> That'd be just the ticket for installing a bootloader.

Not necessarily: the ported dd cannot access unformatted floppies.
But this should be easy to add.

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