<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.

recursive-include example *
recursive-include doc *
recursive-include test *
include ANNOUNCE
include README.md
include CHANGES
include TODO
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