ddrescue: ddrescue (automatic data recovery tool) ddrescue: GNU ddrescue is a data recovery tool. It copies data from one file or ddrescue: block device (hard disc, cdrom, etc) to another, trying hard to rescue ddrescue: data in case of read errors. Every time you run it on the same output ddrescue: file, it tries to fill in the gaps. ddrescue: The basic operation of ddrescue is fully automatic. ddrescue: That is, you don't have to wait for an error, stop the program, read ddrescue: the log, run it in reverse mode, etc. ddrescue: ddrescue: ddrescue lives at http://www.gnu.org/software/ddrescue/ddrescue.html ddrescue: