# dd Command PLEASE HELP!!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers\ **Created:** [January 9, 2012, 2:53am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/dd-command-please-help/302402 "2012-01-09T02:53:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![LindaVermeulen](https://community.unix.com/user_avatar/community.unix.com/lindavermeulen/32/7666_2.png) [@LindaVermeulen](https://community.unix.com/u/LindaVermeulen)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2012, 2:53am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/dd-command-please-help/302402/1 "2012-01-09T02:53:02Z")
Hi I am currently trying to create a image file to load on a CF Card using the dd command. but for some reason it firstly created a blank image file and now it is creating no image file. What I am trying to do is the following: I downloaded a embcop file and then also three plugins to add to this program. I placed the files of the plugins under tools of the main file, embcop, as I would like to create one image file (now firstly I do not know if this is the correct place to put the plugins). Now I have saved the file on my Desktop, with the New Folder that I would like to place it in. I typed in the following: sudo dd if=/home/anesh/Desktop/NacBox of=/home/anesh/Desktop/NACBox.gz Now it reads it but this is the response I get: 0+0 records in 0+0 records out 0 bytes (0 B) copied, 0.000435447 s, 0.0 kB/s meaning that it is not detecting any files and not writing any records Then after I created this image file I must now load it onto the CF Card. Can any one please assist me with some advise as to how to get this thing working. Thank you so much