dd

Summary

dd is a standard UNIX utility or command^[1]. dd ranks in the top 4% of standard_unix_utility_or_command entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (388 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• dd's instance of is recorded as standard UNIX utility or command^[3].
• dd's part of is recorded as GNU Core Utilities^[4].
• dd's has use is recorded as disk cloning^[5].
• dd's has use is recorded as data erasure^[6].
• dd's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02ny6x^[7].
• dd's described at URL is recorded as http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/dd.html^[8].
• dd's different from is recorded as GNU ddrescue^[9].
• dd's reads environment variable is recorded as LANG^[10].
• dd's reads environment variable is recorded as LC_ALL^[11].
• dd's reads environment variable is recorded as LC_CTYPE^[12].
• dd's reads environment variable is recorded as LC_MESSAGES^[13].
• dd's reads environment variable is recorded as NLSPATH^[14].
• dd's Golden ID is recorded as Dd_(Unix)-NP36D^[15].
• dd's AlternativeTo software ID is recorded as dd^[16].
• dd's Gentoo Wiki article is recorded as Dd^[17].

Body

Publication

dd's part of is recorded as GNU Core Utilities^[4].

Why It Matters

dd ranks in the top 4% of standard_unix_utility_or_command entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (388 views/month).^[2] dd has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18] dd is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[19]