GNU bug report logs - #29316
doc: dd: explain meaning of "block","block-length"

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hello,
what I think is missing in info coreutils/page `dd' are better
explanations of the concept of a 'block' and what the
block-length/property blocked - unblocked means to a file.

greetings,
kalle