Re: [PATCH] dd: sparse conv flag

[Eric Blake]

On 07/23/2011 10:08 AM, Roman Rybalko wrote:
> ---
>   doc/coreutils.texi |    4 +++
>   src/dd.c           |   22 +++++++++++++++-
>   tests/Makefile.am  |    1 +
>   tests/dd/sparse    |   70 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>   4 files changed, 96 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
>   create mode 100755 tests/dd/sparse

Thanks for taking the time to do this.  I agree that since BSD dd 
understands a sparse option, that it makes sense to teach coreutils dd 
this option as well.  However, the size of your patch is non-trivial; 
would you be willing to start the copyright assignment process to give 
rights to your patch to the FSF?

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