Hi, Hans wrote: > > I want to make sure, that the correct USB-stick is used. > > Thus I can do by using the UUID of the target stick like > > dd if=/path/to/myfile.iso of=UUID="123456-abcd-............"
David Wright wrote: > # dd of=/dev/disk/by-id/JetFlash_Transcend_4GB_JKNB2FYG-0:0 … … This is indeed a good solution if the device ID is known and systemd does not change its way of composing the "by-id" name. But if you first have to find out the right "by-id" name, then there is again the risk of user error, especially when in a hurry. There is a different, interactive approach which depends on the fact that the Linux kernel creates a new device file when a USB stick is plugged in: https://packages.debian.org/stable/xorriso-dd-target https://wiki.debian.org/XorrisoDdTarget The man page of xorriso-dd-target demonstrates more use cases, like: - List all devices with reasoning - Evaluate particular given devices Have a nice day :) Thomas