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b/create
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        ;;
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    ntfsdump|extdump)
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        # dd the dump to its new home :-)
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        $MONITOR dd bs=4MB if=$IMAGE_FILE of=$root_dev
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	# Deploying an image file on a target block device is a streaming
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	# copy operation. Enable the direct I/O flag on the output fd to 
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	# avoid polluting the host cache with useless data.
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        $MONITOR dd bs=4M if=$IMAGE_FILE of=$root_dev oflag=direct
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        # resize the partition
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        [ "${IMAGE_TYPE}" = "extdump" ] && $RESIZE2FS $root_dev
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        ;;

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