Just put the dd command into a scriptThat is what I do. I created a simple bash script that makes your actions easy and semi-automaticIt is attached. Licensed GPL2 GPL3 (FREE TO DO WITH IT WHAT YOU WANT)
Regards
Leslie
Leslie Satenstein
Montréal Québec, Canada
#!/bin/bash
# Author Leslie Satenstein 2019-01-12
# mydd1.sh Licensed as gpl3
# Yours to modify to your hearts content.
# Not responsbile for your goofups
#
echo -e "\n$(basename $0 ) version 0.9 12Mar2019"
MOUNT_INFO=$(mount -l | grep iso9660 )
DEVICE=$(echo $MOUNT_INFO | cut - -d' ' -f1 )
SIZE=${#DEVICE}
if [ $# = 1 ]
then
if [[ $SIZE < "5" ]];
then
echo "ISO $1 not mounted"
exit 1
fi
fi
ISOFILE=$1
rc=0
rc=0
if [[ $# -ne 1 ]];
then
echo
echo "Use to create Bootable USB Flashdrive. Use as: $(basename $0)
path_to_iso/isofile.iso"
echo "$(basename $0) One parameter: path_to_isofile/distribution.iso"
echo " You must be certain that the /dev/sd? is for a flashdrive]"
echo
exit 1
fi
if [ ! -e $ISOFILE ];then echo "$ISOFILE does not exist!" ; exit 1; fi
# -- iso file should end in dot iso --
if [[ $ISOFILE != *.iso ]];then echo "\"${ISOFILE}\" is not an *.iso file" >&2
exit 1
fi
bs='bs=8M'
echo "sudo dd of=$DEVICE if=$1 $bs status=progress oflag=direct,sync"
yn="x"
echo -e "\n\t\tThis ISO: $1"
echo -e "\n\t\tTo overwrite this USB/flashdrive information?\n\t\t"
sudo blkid $DEVICE*
echo ""
while [[ $yn == "x" ]]
do
echo -e "continue? y/n "
read yn
if [[ "x$yn" != "x" ]];
then
if [ "$yn" == "n" ];then exit 0; fi
if [ "$yn" == "N" ];then exit 0; fi
if [ "$yn" == "y" ]; then break; fi
if [ "$yn" == "Y" ]; then break; fi
if [ "$yn" == "YES" || "$yn" == "yes" ];
then
yn="Y"
break;
fi
if [ "$yn" == "NO" || "$yn" == "no" ]; then exit 0; fi
fi
yn="x"
done
sudo dd if=$1 of=$DEVICE $bs status=progress oflag=direct,sync
sync
echo "eject $DEVICE"
On Tuesday, April 28, 2020, 10:26:35 p.m. GMT-4, carl hansen
<carlhansen1...@gmail.com> wrote:
On Tue, Apr 28, 2020 at 6:08 AM turgut kalfaoğlu <tur...@kalfaoglu.com> wrote:
>
> I would like to suggest and in fact volunteer to create a conf file
> option to 'dd'.
>
> It has dozens of hard to remember options, and there are some that I
> would like to use all the time.
>
> For example, I am currently doing:
>
> $ sudo dd if=CentOS-6.10-x86_64-LiveDVD.iso of=/dev/sdc bs=4096 conv=fsync
>
> right now, and I have to lookup the conv=fsync option every time I want
> to write to a USB drive.
>
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Thanks,
>
> -turgut
suggestion, just create a file and make it executable that includes
all your options
echo sudo dd if=CentOS-6.10-x86_64-LiveDVD.iso of=/dev/sdc bs=4096
conv=fsync> $HOME/bin/ddforCent
put $HOME/bin in your $PATH
you could make several versions, with differing options
ddforSomesituation, ddforforsomeothersitutation etc
The last thing the world needs is another conf file, with its documentation
mydd1.sh
Description: application/shellscript
