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dcp

Data copy between devices (file, block device, memory).

Usage

dcp <input@offset:size> <output@offset:size>

Description

  • Supports arbitrary combinations of copying between block devices, XFS files, and raw memory
  • Format: <name>@<offset>:<size>, omitting the name indicates raw memory access
  • Offset and size support decimal and hexadecimal (0x prefix)
  • Transfers using 64KB buffer
  • Displays transfer speed and total amount

Examples

# Copy from memory to file
dcp @0x80000000:0x1000 /tmp/dump.bin@0:0x1000

# Copy from block device to file
dcp blk.0@0:0x10000 /tmp/backup.bin@0:0x10000