From owner-svn-src-all@freebsd.org Thu Jan 17 20:47:07 2019 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-src-all@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2D7A214A6529; Thu, 17 Jan 2019 20:47:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cy.schubert@cschubert.com) Received: from smtp-out-no.shaw.ca (smtp-out-no.shaw.ca [64.59.134.13]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "Client", Issuer "CA" (not verified)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E8CC083861; Thu, 17 Jan 2019 20:47:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cy.schubert@cschubert.com) Received: from spqr.komquats.com ([70.67.125.17]) by shaw.ca with ESMTPA id kEYzg8581MRX3kEZ1gnFpu; Thu, 17 Jan 2019 13:46:59 -0700 X-Authority-Analysis: v=2.3 cv=TL87tGta c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=VFtTW3WuZNDh6VkGe7fA3g==:117 a=VFtTW3WuZNDh6VkGe7fA3g==:17 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=3JhidrIBZZsA:10 a=xfDLHkLGAAAA:8 a=YxBL1-UpAAAA:8 a=6I5d2MoRAAAA:8 a=-PYHFkKkSge0k5BvVXoA:9 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 a=UJ0tAi3fqDAA:10 a=IfaqVvZgccqrtc8gcwf2:22 a=Ia-lj3WSrqcvXOmTRaiG:22 a=IjZwj45LgO3ly-622nXo:22 Received: from slippy.cwsent.com (slippy8 [10.2.2.6]) by spqr.komquats.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 7FC692E68; Thu, 17 Jan 2019 12:47:14 -0800 (PST) Received: from slippy.cwsent.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by slippy.cwsent.com (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id x0HKkvUH011505; Thu, 17 Jan 2019 12:46:57 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com) Received: from slippy (cy@localhost) by slippy.cwsent.com (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) with ESMTP id x0HKkvWs011502; Thu, 17 Jan 2019 12:46:57 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com) Message-Id: <201901172046.x0HKkvWs011502@slippy.cwsent.com> X-Authentication-Warning: slippy.cwsent.com: cy owned process doing -bs X-Mailer: exmh version 2.8.0 04/21/2012 with nmh-1.7.1 Reply-to: Cy Schubert From: Cy Schubert X-os: FreeBSD X-Sender: cy@cwsent.com X-URL: http://www.cschubert.com/ To: cem@freebsd.org cc: Cy Schubert , src-committers , svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r343118 - in head/usr.sbin: . trim In-Reply-To: Message from Conrad Meyer of "Thu, 17 Jan 2019 12:24:33 -0800." Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2019 12:46:57 -0800 X-CMAE-Envelope: MS4wfIXGrbhTrq3wOkRWBo/+3OdBTmFdvURdlBDCHQZPZ6rrFAv5/bmWjuolfDU1jmOoalq9PJUCfdXjfRDPMj7Pfji9J/BkM6aO0XzhlJh9GMKSmZEEoUvd kC3NV2cWEU/omNKt8gmRoqtNnNYy6/Lxxg092QVLBKGurRZNo0sMToF5P9s/vXrLjMp2H0voAmnwmFlokL5Oc7+lMRwRVCICcMTzqAqh1osFD1f1otGm97g3 xJPrHkO6pgFRgJIzJivJC5/d0PhQlq5C9xrQr4j5c+pDWbkUWVzLL+TPTj1sd1Ga X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: E8CC083861 X-Spamd-Bar: ---- Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-4.67 / 15.00]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; RCVD_VIA_SMTP_AUTH(0.00)[]; RCVD_COUNT_FIVE(0.00)[5]; RECEIVED_SPAMHAUS_PBL(0.00)[17.125.67.70.zen.spamhaus.org : 127.0.0.11]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; TO_DN_SOME(0.00)[]; MV_CASE(0.50)[]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000,0]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; HAS_XAW(0.00)[]; HAS_REPLYTO(0.00)[Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com]; RCPT_COUNT_FIVE(0.00)[5]; REPLYTO_EQ_FROM(0.00)[]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_SOME(0.00)[]; MX_GOOD(-0.01)[cached: spqr.komquats.com]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-0.95)[-0.954,0]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-1.000,0]; R_SPF_NA(0.00)[]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; R_DKIM_NA(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; ASN(0.00)[asn:6327, ipnet:64.59.128.0/20, country:CA]; RCVD_TLS_LAST(0.00)[]; IP_SCORE(-2.01)[ip: (-5.76), ipnet: 64.59.128.0/20(-2.37), asn: 6327(-1.83), country: CA(-0.09)]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW(-0.10)[13.134.59.64.list.dnswl.org : 127.0.5.1] X-BeenThere: svn-src-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: "SVN commit messages for the entire src tree \(except for " user" and " projects" \)" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2019 20:47:07 -0000 In message , Conrad Meyer writes: > On Thu, Jan 17, 2019 at 12:22 PM Cy Schubert wrot > e: > > This is wrong. IIRC there was discussion that this should be in dd(1). > > Why not submit a revision to add the functionality to dd? > > Well, it's wrong, but not because we need another weird dd mode. dd > is hard enough to use already. I've never found dd confusing. What's wrong conv=erase? If it must stay, sderase is a better name. That's really what it does. Ports maybe? -- Cheers, Cy Schubert FreeBSD UNIX: Web: http://www.FreeBSD.org The need of the many outweighs the greed of the few.