Can dd seek on a loop device?

Phil Grundig <[email protected]> Mon, 18 May 2009 16:25:48 +0000 (GMT)
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I thought I'd try to be clever and see if I could wipe a drive via an encrypted loop in stages with dd by doing one section, then seeking to the end of that and doing another section, and so on until I get "no room on device".

But can dd seek on a loop device? 



      

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