Re: Block sizes for dd(1) to USB memory sticks (flash drives) for installers for FreeBSD
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Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2022 12:10:40 UTC
On 2022-10-03 08:26, Wojciech Puchar wrote: >> <https://www.freebsd.org/releases/13.1R/announce/#_availability> and >> elsewhere: >> >> bs=1m >> >> Why so small? > I've just checked. 128kB, 1MB and 4MB makes no noticable difference I remember someone in #freebsd (memory says debdrup) saying 128K is the largest amount FreeBSD will write to a file or device as a single unit. -- #BlackLivesMatter #TransWomenAreWomen #AccessibilityMatters #StandWithUkrainians English: he/him/his (singular they/them/their/theirs OK) French: il/le/lui (iel/iel and ielle/ielle OK) Tagalog: siya/niya/kaniya (please avoid sila/nila/kanila)