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+## Name
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+dd - copy blocks of data
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+## Synopsis
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+```**sh
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+$ dd if=[input_file] of=[output_file] [args...]
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+```
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+
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+## Description
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+`dd` is an application used to write blocks of data from one file to another. A common use case for `dd` is to make a bootable hard drive from a ISO file.
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+## Options
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+* `--help`: Display help message and exit
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+## Arguments
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+* `if`: input file (or device) to read from
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+* `of`: output file (or device) to write to
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+* `bs`: block size (of bytes) to use
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+* `count`: number of blocks to write
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+## Examples
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+```**sh
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+$ dd if=/dev/zero of=./zeros bs=1M count=1
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+```
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