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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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GNU Coreutils 9.5 Can Yield 10~20% Throughput Boost For cp, mv & cat Commands (www.phoronix.com)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Wow. I've been using dd for years and I'd consider myself on the more experienced end of the Linux user base. I'll use cp from now on. Great link.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Good to hear, I've only been in the Linux World for a few years myself, but I was very surprised too. Through I don't think that using cp is any different in terms of creating boot records and a partition table.