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dd with big bs


From: Ole Tange
Subject: dd with big bs
Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2007 13:32:37 +0200

I just did:

dd bs=3000M

and got:

dd: invalid number `3000M'

I then spent some time of finding the limit. It would, however, have
been a help if dd had given me the information on what the number
should be. E.g.

dd: invalid number `3000M'. Must be less than 2147483647

Regards,

Ole Tange




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