GNU bug report logs - #12794
Bug in dd: it sends wrong messages to stderr

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Ganton <kubry <at> terra.com>

Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2012 17:46:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug

Done: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Ganton <kubry <at> terra.com>
Cc: 12794-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#12794: Bug in dd: it sends wrong messages to stderr
Date: Sat, 03 Nov 2012 12:08:45 -0700

On 11/03/2012 08:28 AM, Ganton wrote:

> when I do backups, I see "errors" from dd... that really aren't. 

You have a point, but I'm afraid that dd is documented to behave
that way, and it's part of the POSIX standard, and lots of people
depend on it.  To turn off the chatter, use "dd status=noxfer".
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