Re: dd won't create an image of a floppy

[Bob Proulx]

> I wish to use the Cygwin dd command to read the contents of a floppy and
> output an image file.
> 
> The command...  dd if=a: of=floppy1 ... yeilds the common result of my
> various attempts, i.e. 'a: is a directory'
> 
> Is this a bug or am I looking at it the wrong way.

Not sure what the syntax of the cygwin command dd would be.  Check
their FAQ first and if it is not there I would submit the question to
the cygwin mailing list.

http://cygwin.com/
    Cygwin Home Page
http://cygwin.com/faq/
    Cygwin FAQ. Most excellent!
http://cygwin.com/bugs.html
    Cygwin Bug Report Guidelines. This is a good reference for general
    bug reporting.

Bob