sparsedd (sdd) is a substitute for the unix dd command which uses lseek(2) where possible when copying blocks of null bytes, in order to take advantage of the sparse storage implementation of the underlying filesystem.

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BSD License

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Operating Systems

BSD, Linux

Languages

English

Intended Audience

Advanced End Users

Programming Language

C

Database Environment

Flat-file

Related Categories

C File Managers

Registered

2007-06-23