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| ====== dd ====== | ====== dd ====== | ||
| - | Description: | + | **General Information** |
| - | The command | + | Using dd to create a USB bootable image. |
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| + | **Checklist** | ||
| + | * Distros: All | ||
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| + | ---- | ||
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| + | ===== The command | ||
| <code bash> | <code bash> | ||
| dd if=~/ | dd if=~/ | ||
| </ | </ | ||
| - | Explanation | + | ==== Explanation |
| * if = in file, the location of source image | * if = in file, the location of source image | ||
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| * bs = write in the specified block size | * bs = write in the specified block size | ||
| - | __Get DD status__ | + | ---- |
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| + | ===== Get DD status ===== | ||
| To get a progress report while dd is running, you need to open another virtual terminal, and then send a special USR1 signal to the dd process. | To get a progress report while dd is running, you need to open another virtual terminal, and then send a special USR1 signal to the dd process. | ||
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| </ | </ | ||
| - | __Alternative | + | ---- |
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| + | ===== Alternative | ||
| Another method of getting dd status is using pv. | Another method of getting dd status is using pv. | ||