Unix disk copy using dd? - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

5 May 2007

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 So basically you can only use dd to copy to a disk of the same size.

I have successfully used dd to copy a disk onto another disk of a 
larger size. The difference between the original disk and the new disk 
is unused space, but you can run the host partitioner and change that 
(or, if it's a newer filesystem like XFS, JFS, etc. you can extend onto 
the unused space).

P.S. - realized that my new system for replying to a digest left 
several messages quite probably without any subject. My apologies.

Scott