bug#54112: closed (dd seek_bytes etc. is confusing)

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has caused the debbugs.gnu.org bug report #54112,
regarding dd seek_bytes etc. is confusing
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> dd seek_bytes etc. is confusing
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> Tue, 22 Feb 2022 09:03:46 -0800
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> While looking into Bug#45648 I noticed that the GNU extensions 
> count_bytes, seek_bytes, and skip_bytes are confusing, and the proposed 
> fix to bug#45648 would make them even more confusing. To fix this 
> confusion, we should deprecate these options, and instead say that if 
> you want to use byte counts you should use a number string ending in "B".
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> Here's another way to put it.  Currently this:
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> means "seek 102,400 blocks". It should simply mean "seek 102,400 bytes", 
> which is what it says. And if we change oseek's meaning this way, we 
> don't need "oseek_bytes".
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> Although this is an incompatible change to GNU dd, I don't think it'll 
> affect real-world uses (who would use oseek in such a confusing way 
> now?) and overall it will be a win.
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On 2/22/22 09:29, Pádraig Brady wrote:

That is a more concise and direct way to achieve the same functionality.
+1

I guess we should remove docs for the other options,
but leave support there for backwards compat.

Sounds good, I installed the attached and am closing the bug report.

0001-dd-counts-ending-in-B-now-count-bytes.patch
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