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Date:      Sat, 5 Sep 2015 21:01:38 -0400
From:      Allan Jude <allanjude@freebsd.org>
To:        freebsd-doc@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Handbook - Typo in Pre-Installation
Message-ID:  <55EB9072.8070902@freebsd.org>
In-Reply-To: <CABmV-pA2ZVktzj4bAY=mwdNpuNJ2Zt%2BWfpb4UgjFX4yfy=mvGw@mail.gmail.com>
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On 2015-09-05 20:11, Ali Ghahraei wrote:
> Good afternoon.
>=20
> I just wanted to inform you about an error in the handbook (or at least=
 I
> think it is one). In "Pre-Installation Tasks" there is a command for
> burning disk images, but it currently is:
>=20
> # dd if=3D*FreeBSD-10.0-RELEASE-amd64-memstick.img* of=3D/dev/*da0* bs=3D=
1m conv=3Dsync
>=20
> And I think it should be:
>=20
> # dd if=3D*FreeBSD-10.0-RELEASE-amd64-memstick.img* of=3D/dev/*da0* bs=3D=
1M conv=3Dsync
>=20
> With a capital m in bs. This is because I tried to use the command and =
it
> returned dd: invalid number: '1m'.
>=20
> I apologize if my English is not too good, but I'm not from an English-=
speaking
> country. I send you this message because I wanted to help you. I hope i=
t is
> useful :)
>=20
> *Ali Ghahraei Figueroa*
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>=20

Only the Linux utilities are sensitive to the case of the unit, but yes,
we should change it in the documentation.

--=20
Allan Jude


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