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Subject: Re: fastest raw device copy?
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On Mon, Nov 03, 2008 at 09:04:47AM +0100, Wojciech Puchar wrote:
>> Would there be anything wrong in
>>
>>  cat /dev/ad0 > /dev/da0
>>
>> ?
>
> small block size, IMHO 4kB with cat

Not to mention, doesn't cat operate on a character level and not a block
level?

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