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dd:Copy data in blocks

Syntax

dd if= input of= output bs= block size count= quantity

Examples

dd if=/dev/zero of=sample.bin bs=1K count=1

Usage and sandbox support

For review only: practice in a real Linux environment, this sandbox does not execute this command.

This command is for reference and review, and the simulation terminal does not provide corresponding exercises yet.

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