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		knorker on Oct 25, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The cult of dd (2017) That "sudo head" only works for reading, not writing though. I use dd when redirect doesn't have permission.

guenthert on Oct 25, 2022 [–]

I've seen tee used for that, but I myself stick to dd (out of habbit or because I belong to said cult).

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