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Hello! I was reading materials re CentOS and bumped into this command: Code: cat /dev/zero > /dev/sda Will it give me the same result if I use: Code: dd if=/dev/zero ...
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    Hello!

    I was reading materials re CentOS and bumped into this command:

    Code:
    cat /dev/zero > /dev/sda
    Will it give me the same result if I use:

    Code:
    dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda
    Just curious.

    Thank you for your time!
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    No thanks! I'll take that as a yes
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