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[โ€“] ArbitraryValue 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

dd stands for disk destroyer.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It's a true Unix tool: it does one thing really well and it's up to the user to not fuck it up. Always double check the if= and of= before you hit enter on a dd! That's how power works and I'd rather have power over my computer than have it be the other way around.

Yes, I've fucked up a few dd commands over the years. Lessons learned.