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<b_jonas> slashlearn block device/Block devices are a concession made in Unix to make raw hard disks and magnetic tape have a similar interface to regular files and terminals. Since magnetic tapes can\'t write individual bytes, only entire blocks, the interface isn\'t exactly the same, thus the dreaded dd obs= option was born.
author | HackBot |
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date | Fri, 17 Jun 2016 08:35:50 +0000 |
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#!/usr/bin/perl -w #By Ørjan Johansen, 2009-2012. This file is in the public domain. $| = 1; my $l = 0; $_ = join '', <>; while ($l < 512) { if (s!^([^/\\]+)!! or s!^\\(.)!!s) { $l += length($1); print($1); } else { if (s!^/((?:[^/\\]|\\.)*)/((?:[^/\\]|\\.)*)/!!s) { my ($s,$d) = ($1,$2); $s =~ s/\\(.)/$1/gs; $d =~ s/\\(.)/$1/gs; while (s/(?:\Q$s\E)/$d/) { } } else { last; } } }