[Discuss] Disk and dd question

[Steven Kurylo]

Yes.


On 1/5/08, Patrick <NixNoob-sneaking at sneakemail.com> wrote:
> Hi.  :-)
>
> I know;
> 	dd if=/dev/hda1 of=/path/to/file
> will read a partition whole, and pour its contents into a file.
>
> Will;
> 	dd if=/dev/hda of=/path/to/file
> read the *entire* contents of the disk?  `Entire' meaning MBR,
> partition table, all partitions... the whole thing, as one file.
> I kind of hope so.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Patrick.
>
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