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From: J Wunsch <j@jette.heep.sax.de>
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Subject: Re: bin/358: incorrect argument handling in "dump"
To: ortmann@plains.nodak.edu
Date: Sun, 23 Apr 1995 23:09:37 +0200 (MET DST)
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> >Synopsis:       incorrect argument handling in "dump"

> >Description:
> 
> 	The command "dump -0cu -b 8 -B 349525 -f /dev/nrst0 /" gives
> 	an error of "Unknown arguments to dump: 8 -B 349525 -f /dev/nrst0 /".

This is not expected to work.  dump is a really old program with a
very specific syntax (same boat as `dd').

The above line should be written as

dump 0cubBf 8 349525 /dev/nrst0 /

I can't test it right now, but i'd expect it to work this way.

Jörg