From unknown Fri Aug 15 19:33:03 2025 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#14108: Bug in dd Resent-From: Haneef Mubarak Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-coreutils@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2013 22:29:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: report 14108 X-GNU-PR-Package: coreutils X-GNU-PR-Keywords: To: 14108@debbugs.gnu.org X-Debbugs-Original-To: bug-coreutils@gnu.org Received: via spool by submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B.136476893320745 (code B ref -1); Sun, 31 Mar 2013 22:29:02 +0000 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 31 Mar 2013 22:28:53 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:54780 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1UMQk7-0005OT-Kb for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 31 Mar 2013 18:28:52 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:45305) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1UMQMx-0004iz-Kd for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 31 Mar 2013 18:04:56 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UMQKA-00085o-QU for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 31 Mar 2013 18:02:06 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, FREEMAIL_ENVFROM_END_DIGIT, FREEMAIL_FROM, T_DKIM_INVALID autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]:57745) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UMQKA-00085j-MK for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 31 Mar 2013 18:02:02 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:56584) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UMQK7-0000Wt-Lf for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Sun, 31 Mar 2013 18:02:02 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UMQK3-00082s-Bm for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Sun, 31 Mar 2013 18:01:59 -0400 Received: from mail-da0-x233.google.com ([2607:f8b0:400e:c00::233]:55325) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UMQK3-00082a-6k for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Sun, 31 Mar 2013 18:01:55 -0400 Received: by mail-da0-f51.google.com with SMTP id g27so818611dan.10 for ; Sun, 31 Mar 2013 15:01:54 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=x-received:message-id:subject:from:to:date:content-type:x-mailer :mime-version:content-transfer-encoding; bh=qyEHLXAUGekRl1kkuoswzaxkbCSq0sGhi0agjtx+HSQ=; b=gj41EnxS25iePL6iH6BkrFbbmvz1cFAfHlghdR+w+QXHDIpwZwwDm6OOkfEu9q/yaS df9UCdqln2ANcRCSzyvEIO4etMRUTl2mjwQ/E8fTq0UdUPmj8RWo3GmHVd6AAHU2lStt wscdeio1uhwxKp7e+f8Oot5trzoW79LH/YJ1pdfZqE/QFLR/ZMZrtpCD1MeWctZbwejA GD1bFiFa7YGZXyBO1Fq4GzGhkg5H0GPphEsneIhR+90DoFOJnIM3EaYwNarViYCVEtHf bcQhgdlUV4HOrLV5ozGb6yVJYJzX3kW/eyctn4RRJV6pqM8ycsgJy5x3vfB+7hqNA9nG aXkA== X-Received: by 10.66.254.225 with SMTP id al1mr15740329pad.111.1364767313989; Sun, 31 Mar 2013 15:01:53 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ?IPv6:2001:470:e92d:686d:2137:b41b:62e7:f6c5? ([2001:470:e92d:686d:2137:b41b:62e7:f6c5]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id hu2sm11180245pbc.38.2013.03.31.15.01.52 (version=SSLv3 cipher=RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Sun, 31 Mar 2013 15:01:53 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <1364767312.12084.2.camel@WS1> From: Haneef Mubarak Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2013 15:01:52 -0700 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Mailer: Evolution 3.6.2-0ubuntu0.1 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6.x X-Received-From: 208.118.235.17 X-Spam-Score: -3.2 (---) X-Mailman-Approved-At: Sun, 31 Mar 2013 18:28:50 -0400 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -5.9 (-----) dd doesn't have a quiet option, ie: dd --quiet Having a quiet option would allow for an easier use of piping with dd Please reply Thanks Haneef M. From unknown Fri Aug 15 19:33:03 2025 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#14108: Bug in dd Resent-From: Bob Proulx Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-coreutils@gnu.org Resent-Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2013 05:02:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 14108 X-GNU-PR-Package: coreutils X-GNU-PR-Keywords: To: Haneef Mubarak Cc: 14108@debbugs.gnu.org Received: via spool by 14108-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B14108.136479247025615 (code B ref 14108); Mon, 01 Apr 2013 05:02:02 +0000 Received: (at 14108) by debbugs.gnu.org; 1 Apr 2013 05:01:10 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:55188 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1UMWrm-0006f4-1z for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 01 Apr 2013 01:01:10 -0400 Received: from joseki.proulx.com ([216.17.153.58]:37947) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1UMWrj-0006eo-Qr; Mon, 01 Apr 2013 01:01:08 -0400 Received: from hysteria.proulx.com (hysteria.proulx.com [192.168.230.119]) by joseki.proulx.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 30D74211D5; Sun, 31 Mar 2013 22:58:16 -0600 (MDT) Received: by hysteria.proulx.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id DEF872DC3E; Sun, 31 Mar 2013 22:58:15 -0600 (MDT) Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2013 22:58:15 -0600 From: Bob Proulx Message-ID: <20130401045815.GA26125@hysteria.proulx.com> References: <1364767312.12084.2.camel@WS1> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1364767312.12084.2.camel@WS1> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Spam-Score: -1.5 (-) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -4.2 (----) tag 14108 + notabug close 14108 thanks Haneef Mubarak wrote: > dd doesn't have a quiet option, ie: dd --quiet >=20 > Having a quiet option would allow for an easier use of piping with dd The dd manual documents this as "status=3Dnone": `status=3DWHICH' Transfer information is normally output to stderr upon receipt of the `INFO' signal or when `dd' exits. Specifying WHICH will identify which information to suppress. `noxfer' Do not print the transfer rate and volume statistics that normally make up the last status line. `none' Do not print any informational messages to stderr. Error messages are output as normal. Example of use of it. $ dd if=3D/dev/zero of=3D/dev/null bs=3D1k count=3D1 1+0 records in 1+0 records out 1024 bytes (1.0 kB) copied, 0.000113146 s, 9.1 MB/s $ dd status=3Dnone if=3D/dev/zero of=3D/dev/null bs=3D1k count=3D1 ...no output... The dd command is an old command and the option syntax doesn't follow the same as what we would say is the normal modern style. It follows the previous style. Therefore it won't be --quiet there. It will be something=3Dsomething. Traditionally dd does not support the status=3Dnone usage. GNU dd has extended this with the status=3Dnone option to supress the normal stats output. However errors are reported normally. $ dd if=3D/dev/zero of=3D/dev/full bs=3D1k count=3D1 dd: writing =E2=80=98/dev/full=E2=80=99: No space left on device 1+0 records in 0+0 records out 0 bytes (0 B) copied, 0.000184665 s, 0.0 kB/s Bob From unknown Fri Aug 15 19:33:03 2025 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#14108: Bug in dd Resent-From: Bob Proulx Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-coreutils@gnu.org Resent-Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2013 05:06:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 14108 X-GNU-PR-Package: coreutils X-GNU-PR-Keywords: notabug To: Haneef Mubarak Cc: 14108@debbugs.gnu.org Received: via spool by 14108-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B14108.136479271826111 (code B ref 14108); Mon, 01 Apr 2013 05:06:01 +0000 Received: (at 14108) by debbugs.gnu.org; 1 Apr 2013 05:05:18 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:55199 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1UMWvl-0006n5-G7 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 01 Apr 2013 01:05:18 -0400 Received: from joseki.proulx.com ([216.17.153.58]:37972) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1UMWvi-0006mx-Un for 14108@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 01 Apr 2013 01:05:15 -0400 Received: from hysteria.proulx.com (hysteria.proulx.com [192.168.230.119]) by joseki.proulx.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id D280B211D5; Sun, 31 Mar 2013 23:02:23 -0600 (MDT) Received: by hysteria.proulx.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id C32C42DC3E; Sun, 31 Mar 2013 23:02:23 -0600 (MDT) Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2013 23:02:23 -0600 From: Bob Proulx Message-ID: <20130401050223.GA30079@hysteria.proulx.com> References: <1364767312.12084.2.camel@WS1> <20130401045815.GA26125@hysteria.proulx.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20130401045815.GA26125@hysteria.proulx.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Spam-Score: -1.5 (-) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -4.2 (----) Bob Proulx wrote: > However errors are reported normally. >=20 > $ dd if=3D/dev/zero of=3D/dev/full bs=3D1k count=3D1 > dd: writing =E2=80=98/dev/full=E2=80=99: No space left on device > 1+0 records in > 0+0 records out > 0 bytes (0 B) copied, 0.000184665 s, 0.0 kB/s I meant to say: $ dd status=3Dnone if=3D/dev/zero of=3D/dev/full bs=3D1k count=3D1 dd: writing =E2=80=98/dev/full=E2=80=99: No space left on device Showing that errors are reported normally even if status=3Dnone is given. Bob From unknown Fri Aug 15 19:33:03 2025 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#14108: Bug in dd Resent-From: Bernhard Voelker Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-coreutils@gnu.org Resent-Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2013 07:20:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 14108 X-GNU-PR-Package: coreutils X-GNU-PR-Keywords: notabug To: Haneef Mubarak , Bob Proulx Cc: 14108@debbugs.gnu.org Reply-To: Bernhard Voelker Received: via spool by 14108-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B14108.136488718728853 (code B ref 14108); Tue, 02 Apr 2013 07:20:02 +0000 Received: (at 14108) by debbugs.gnu.org; 2 Apr 2013 07:19:47 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:57100 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1UMvVS-0007VK-RZ for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 02 Apr 2013 03:19:47 -0400 Received: from moutng.kundenserver.de ([212.227.126.171]:63715) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1UMvVP-0007VA-2t for 14108@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 02 Apr 2013 03:19:44 -0400 Received: from oxbsltgw09.schlund.de (oxbsltgw09.schlund.de [172.19.249.26]) by mrelayeu.kundenserver.de (node=mrbap2) with ESMTP (Nemesis) id 0MQLgi-1UD8LY0mJI-00U1XW; Tue, 02 Apr 2013 09:16:44 +0200 Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2013 09:16:44 +0200 (CEST) From: Bernhard Voelker Message-ID: <465356611.188110.1364887004179.open-xchange@email.1und1.de> In-Reply-To: <20130401045815.GA26125@hysteria.proulx.com> References: <1364767312.12084.2.camel@WS1> <20130401045815.GA26125@hysteria.proulx.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 Importance: Medium X-Mailer: Open-Xchange Mailer v6.22.1-Rev15 X-Provags-ID: V02:K0:Af49UWMvs5gZentDqFzTHf9zM6RLLKt29H4U0AKPdFm F0vHR0euj/IgfvOkubGcZ9LUh2sKJqKH1x+7f9WchtlqAALxOT LSKi8KeYXqgFfj1bhtW+rwENuf11zb6YvPmxl2/QozHk+ZKUbH fgz/H269Qe4Zm3iAA3HbcUZaoYokgVEVsiMYI/iH7rh1ud/BCR x/VCWggxYQASerI65b0n2sLHNkRWDTyoEmjtkU0wTMkErVW5sy VsDa/m2N61GudWJnlArMePLuKlUsVfuJjXJSrV+7ngU/ubOTB1 KFWGDngHP/nKjqAJrPTvL25xSrUb/9eOkYq4GYIG97gGRAEhkm wRdtmeJzxYrHnsp+QEKix8hvVbFwPCCqWuXB+CxG3Uy38U507t DzpTajuYvi8+vb6tteYySX0z7PzXXvI4ws= X-Spam-Score: 0.8 (/) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -1.9 (-) > On April 1, 2013 at 6:58 AM Bob Proulx wrote: > Haneef Mubarak wrote: > > dd doesn't have a quiet option, ie: dd --quiet > > > > Having a quiet option would allow for an easier use of piping with dd > > The dd manual documents this as "status=none": Additional note: this has been added in coreutils-8.20, so unless building from source, the distribution used might not have this new option available yet. Have a nice day, Berny