diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index edb50732..d17dc0b2 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ pack_initrd() {
     cp ${build_dir}/cat ${root_dir}/bin/
     cp ${build_dir}/hexd ${root_dir}/bin/
     cp ${build_dir}/colors ${root_dir}/bin/
+    cp ${build_dir}/dd ${root_dir}/bin/
 
     # red
     cp ${build_dir}/red ${root_dir}/bin/red
diff --git a/sysutils/Cargo.toml b/sysutils/Cargo.toml
index 64d5e973..65f12760 100644
--- a/sysutils/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sysutils/Cargo.toml
@@ -50,3 +50,7 @@ path = "src/hexd.rs"
 [[bin]]
 name = "colors"
 path = "src/colors.rs"
+
+[[bin]]
+name = "dd"
+path = "src/dd.rs"
diff --git a/sysutils/src/dd.rs b/sysutils/src/dd.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1dd481f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysutils/src/dd.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+#![feature(yggdrasil_os)]
+use std::{
+    io::{self, Read, Seek, SeekFrom, Write},
+    process::ExitCode,
+};
+
+use clap::Parser;
+use sysutils::{Input, Output};
+
+#[derive(Parser)]
+struct Args {
+    #[arg(short)]
+    source: Option<String>,
+    #[arg(short)]
+    destination: Option<String>,
+
+    #[arg(long)]
+    src_skip: Option<u64>,
+    #[arg(long, default_value_t = 512)]
+    src_bs: u64,
+    #[arg(short, long, default_value_t = usize::MAX)]
+    count: usize,
+
+    // TODO: remove this when pipes are a thing
+    #[arg(short = 'x', long)]
+    as_hex: bool
+}
+
+fn dump_block(offset: u64, data: &[u8]) {
+    const WINDOW_SIZE: usize = 16;
+    let window_count = (data.len() + WINDOW_SIZE) / WINDOW_SIZE;
+
+    for iw in 0..window_count {
+        let off = iw * WINDOW_SIZE;
+        let len = core::cmp::min(data.len() - off, WINDOW_SIZE);
+        if len == 0 {
+            break;
+        }
+
+        let window = &data[off..off + len];
+
+        print!("{:08X}: ", offset + off as u64);
+        for i in 0..WINDOW_SIZE {
+            if i < window.len() {
+                print!("{:02X}", window[i]);
+            } else {
+                print!("  ");
+            }
+
+            if i % 2 == 1 {
+                print!(" ");
+            }
+        }
+
+        for &ch in window {
+            if ch.is_ascii_graphic() || ch == b' ' {
+                print!("{}", ch as char);
+            } else {
+                print!(".");
+            }
+        }
+
+        println!();
+    }
+}
+
+fn run<I: Read + Seek, O: Write>(
+    mut input: I,
+    mut output: O,
+    src_position: u64,
+    src_block_size: u64,
+    mut count: usize,
+    as_hex: bool,
+) -> io::Result<()> {
+    let mut block = vec![0; src_block_size as usize];
+    let mut offset = 0;
+
+    input.seek(SeekFrom::Start(src_position * src_block_size))?;
+
+    while count != 0 {
+        let read_count = input.read(&mut block)?;
+
+        if read_count == 0 {
+            break;
+        }
+
+        if as_hex {
+            dump_block((src_position + offset) * src_block_size, &block[..read_count]);
+        } else {
+            output.write(&block[..read_count])?;
+        }
+
+        count -= 1;
+        offset += 1;
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn main() -> ExitCode {
+    let args = Args::parse();
+
+    let src_path = args.source.as_deref().unwrap_or("-");
+    let dst_path = args.destination.as_deref().unwrap_or("-");
+
+    if src_path == dst_path && src_path != "-" {
+        eprintln!("Input and output cannot be the same: {}", src_path);
+        return ExitCode::FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if args.as_hex && dst_path != "-" {
+        eprintln!("--as-hex requires stdout output");
+        return ExitCode::FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    let input = Input::open_str(src_path).unwrap();
+    let output = Output::open_str(dst_path).unwrap();
+
+    let src_position = args.src_skip.unwrap_or(0);
+
+    match run(input, output, src_position, args.src_bs, args.count, args.as_hex) {
+        Ok(_) => {
+            ExitCode::SUCCESS
+        }
+        Err(e) => {
+            eprintln!("Error: {}", e);
+            ExitCode::FAILURE
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/sysutils/src/lib.rs b/sysutils/src/lib.rs
index 28ffdaf8..071fa4f9 100644
--- a/sysutils/src/lib.rs
+++ b/sysutils/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::{
     fs::File,
-    io::{self, Read},
+    io::{self, Read, Write, Seek, SeekFrom},
 };
 
 #[cfg(unix)]
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@ pub enum Input {
     File(io::BufReader<File>),
 }
 
+pub enum Output {
+    Stdout(io::Stdout),
+    File(io::BufWriter<File>),
+}
+
 impl Input {
     pub fn open_str(arg: &str) -> io::Result<Self> {
         if arg == "-" {
@@ -97,3 +102,61 @@ impl Read for Input {
         }
     }
 }
+
+impl Seek for Input {
+    fn seek(&mut self, pos: SeekFrom) -> io::Result<u64> {
+        match self {
+            Self::Stdin(_) => todo!(),
+            Self::File(value) => value.seek(pos),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Output {
+    pub fn open_str(arg: &str) -> io::Result<Self> {
+        if arg == "-" {
+            Ok(Self::Stdout(io::stdout()))
+        } else {
+            let file = File::create(arg)?;
+            let writer = io::BufWriter::new(file);
+            Ok(Self::File(writer))
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<io::Stdout> for Output {
+    fn from(value: io::Stdout) -> Self {
+        Self::Stdout(value)
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<File> for Output {
+    fn from(value: File) -> Self {
+        Self::File(io::BufWriter::new(value))
+    }
+}
+
+impl Write for Output {
+    fn write(&mut self, buf: &[u8]) -> io::Result<usize> {
+        match self {
+            Self::Stdout(value) => value.write(buf),
+            Self::File(value) => value.write(buf),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn flush(&mut self) -> io::Result<()> {
+        match self {
+            Self::Stdout(value) => value.flush(),
+            Self::File(value) => value.flush(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Seek for Output {
+    fn seek(&mut self, pos: SeekFrom) -> io::Result<u64> {
+        match self {
+            Self::Stdout(_) => todo!(),
+            Self::File(value) => value.seek(pos),
+        }
+    }
+}