Information about the package, dd_rescue, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The dd_rescue package is designed for, Fault tolerant "dd" utility for rescuing data from bad media.
Package Name:
dd_rescue
Summary:
Fault tolerant "dd" utility for rescuing data from bad media
Description:
ddrescue is a utility similar to the system utility "dd" which copies data from a file or block device to another. ddrescue does however not abort on errors in the input file. This makes it suitable for rescuing data from media with errors, e.g. a disk with bad sectors. This package includes dd_rhelp, a wrapper script facilitating data recovery.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.42.1
Release:
3.el6
Size:
76 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
GPL+
Control the dd_rescue package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install dd_rescue
This command will install dd_rescue on the server.
yum remove dd_rescue
This command will un-install dd_rescue on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove dd_rescue, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove dd_rescue
This command will un-install dd_rescue on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove dd_rescue when using the -y flag.
yum update dd_rescue
This command will update dd_rescue to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove dd_rescue, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update dd_rescue
This command will update dd_rescue to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove dd_rescue when using the -y flag.
yum info dd_rescue
This command will show you core information about the dd_rescue package.
yum deplist dd_rescue
This command will show you the dependencies for dd_rescue. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update dd_rescue
This command will check if there is an update waiting on dd_rescue. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.