dd

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http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2010/10/dd-command-examples/
https://newcome.wordpress.com/2010/01/14/zero-an-old-hard-disk-using-dd/

How can we back up the MBR and the partition table using the dd command?

dd if=/dev/hdx of=/path/to/image count=1 bs=512

How can we restore the MBR and the partition table using the dd command?

dd if=/path/to/image of=/dev/hdx

How can we restore the MBR without the partition table using the dd command?

dd if=/path/to/image of=/dev/hdx count=1 bs=446

What is the purpose of the dd command?

Convert and copy file.

What are the command line options for the dd command?

dd [option=value]

if=fileOrDevice
of=fileOrDevice
ibs=n    // set the input block size to n bytes (default is 512)
obs=n    // set the output block size
bs=n
cbs=n    // conversion buffer size
skip=n    // skip n input block
seek=n    // seek n blocks in output before writing
conv=ascii    // converts to ASCII, can copy non-Unix format file

Other examples:

dd if=/unix of=/dev/rmt1 bs=512
dd if=/dev/dsk/c1d5s1 of=/dev/rmt1 bs=512 count=64

dd if=/zImage of=/dev/fd0

dd if=/dev/tape/TST600 of=/dump/TST600 bs=60k
dd if=/dev/fdsk of=/tmp/floppy.image
dd if=/tmp/floppy.image of=/dev/fdsk count=<number of blocks>
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