GNU bug report logs - #12489
inconsistent output from 'dd' w/rt stats and suppression.

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Linda Walsh <coreutils <at> tlinx.org>

Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2012 19:12:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 12489 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Linda Walsh <coreutils <at> tlinx.org>
Cc: 12489 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#12489: inconsistent output from 'dd' w/rt stats and
	suppression.
Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2012 12:32:37 -0700

On 09/22/2012 12:09 PM, Linda Walsh wrote:
> shouldn't it just suppress the whole message,
> or what's the point?

I think the main point of status=noxfer is to get
GNU dd to behave more like traditional dd does.
Admittedly this should be documented better.
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