Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 22:42:22 +0200 From: "Poul-Henning Kamp" <phk@phk.freebsd.dk> To: obrien@FreeBSD.org Cc: cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/tools/tools/recoverdisk Makefile README recoverdisk.c Message-ID: <48990.1097700142@critter.freebsd.dk> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 13 Oct 2004 13:15:53 PDT." <20041013201553.GA91818@dragon.nuxi.com>
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In message <20041013201553.GA91818@dragon.nuxi.com>, "David O'Brien" writes: >On Tue, Sep 28, 2004 at 10:00:01PM +0000, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: >> phk 2004-09-28 22:00:01 UTC >> >> FreeBSD src repository >> >> Added files: >> tools/tools/recoverdisk Makefile README recoverdisk.c >> Log: >.. >> You can refresh a disk: >> recoverdisk /dev/ad1 /dev/ad1 >> or salvage a floppy: >> recoverdisk /dev/fd0 myfloppy.flp > >Why hide this useful tool in src/tools vs. putting it in src or making it >port? because I didn't feel it had the necessary generality or finish to merit placement in src. Ideally it should be a mode to dd(1) to behave this way. -- Poul-Henning Kamp | UNIX since Zilog Zeus 3.20 phk@FreeBSD.ORG | TCP/IP since RFC 956 FreeBSD committer | BSD since 4.3-tahoe Never attribute to malice what can adequately be explained by incompetence.
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