DDRU_DISKUTILITY(1)

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version 2.8 · 2 versions
, in debian bookworm, debian trixie, ubuntu jammy, ubuntu noble, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 DDRU_DISKUTILITY 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to ddru_diskutility, living in the User Commands section of the manual (that's section 1, iykyk). she's part of the ddrutility tool set and honestly? she's that girl. ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

ddru_diskutility — part of the ddrutility tool set. that's the whole name section, no notes. 💅

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

ddru_diskutility [options] <source_disk>

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so ddru_diskutility is part of the ddrutility tool set, and she is a multi-purpose tool. the vibe? she uses direct passthrough commands to perform actions on the source disk. that's her whole thing. main character energy fr fr. 💖

🎀 OPTIONS: 🎀

  • -v, --version — shows the version and dips out. that's it, that's the whole job. ✨
  • -h, --help — shows help and exits. your girl is helpful like that. 🫶
  • -V, --verbose — spills additional information. more tea, always. ☕
  • -b, --sectorsize <bytes> — sets the sector size. default is 512. 👑
  • -B, --binary — outputs some results in binary. 01001000 bestie. 💀
  • -c, --clustersize <sectors> — number of sectors per block. default is 1. ✨
  • -d, --direct — use direct I/O. no middleman, just vibes. 💅
  • -p, --sgpt — use SCSI passthrough commands. 🌈
  • -P, --sgptata — use ATA passthrough commands. (yes, capital P, she's a different girl from lowercase p. do not mix them up bestie 😭) 🌸
  • -i, --inputoffset <bytes> — input read offset, in bytes. 📏
  • -I, --inquiry — shows device information. it's giving detective. 🔍
  • -s, --readsize <bytes> — the size to be read, in bytes. 🍓
  • -r, --readsector <sector> — reads a block of sectors starting at <sector>. 🎀
  • -l, --readlong28 <sector> — performs the old readlong command. vintage, iconic, legacy behavior. 👑
  • -L, --readlong48 <sector> — performs the readlong extended command. the glow-up version. ✨
  • -g, --readlongbest <count> — performs multiple readlongs and shows the average. she's thorough, she's committed. 💖

🙈 REPORTING BUGS 🙈

found a bug? not to be dramatic but tell someone immediately. report bugs to maximus57@hotmail.com.

or, honestly, better yet — report bugs at the project home page:

Copyright © 2014 Scott Dwyer. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.

this is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. there is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. (that's not me being shady, that's just literally what it says. no cap.) 🫶

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the full documentation for ddru_diskutility is maintained as a Texinfo manual. if the info and ddru_diskutility programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info ddrutility

should give you access to the complete manual. go read her, she ate. 📚💅

okay and finally, the little sign-off at the bottom of the page: this is ddru_diskutility version 1.3, dated 20141005, and the page itself is from November 2016. that's a wrap bestie, go image a disk or whatever. bye bye 🎀✨💖

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