Man page says: ... fdatasync physically write output file data before finishing fsync likewise, but also write metadata There is no explanation about this, as dd is supposed to be agnostic about the type of the data. If a disk is being dd'ed out to a file and the disk is mounted, (which is a BAAAAD thing to do), then even there, dd is agnostic about FS data and FS metadata. So, what data and metadata is the manpage talking about? -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org