
This is necessary because POSIX doesn't specify "conv=osync" and GNU dd doesn't implement it. I believe that in this case, where only one output block should ever be generated and the input is a regular file, bs/sync is equivalent to obs/osync.
This is necessary because POSIX doesn't specify "conv=osync" and GNU dd doesn't implement it. I believe that in this case, where only one output block should ever be generated and the input is a regular file, bs/sync is equivalent to obs/osync.