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Re: Can dd seek on a loop device?

Phil Grundig wrote:
> 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?

Yes.

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