Full fast disk & image copy 📀/💾

# Disk 🖴

# using cat ⮺

This work also for creating bootable usb disk, assuming target corresponds to usb drive.

cat /dev/sdb >/dev/sdc

# using pipe viewer (pv) ⮺

pv /dev/sdb > /dev/sdc

# Img / ISO 📀

# caligula ⮺ 🔥

a user-friendly, lightweight TUI for imaging disks.

  • decompress on the fly
  • target only removable media (less error prone)

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# see also

Written on March 28, 2019, Last update on July 26, 2026
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