dd
Convert and copy a file. More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/dd>.
Install
- All systems
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curl cmd.cat/dd.sh
- Debian
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apt-get install coreutils - Ubuntu
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apt-get install coreutils -
Alpine
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apk add coreutils - Arch Linux
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pacman -S coreutils - Kali Linux
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apt-get install coreutils - CentOS
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yum install coreutils - Fedora
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dnf install coreutils - Windows (WSL2)
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sudo apt-get updatesudo apt-get install coreutils - OS X
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brew install coreutils - Raspbian
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apt-get install coreutils - Docker
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docker run cmd.cat/dd ddpowered by Commando
Convert and copy a file. More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/dd>.
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Make a bootable USB drive from an isohybrid file (such like `archlinux-xxx.iso`):
dd if=path/to/file.iso of=/dev/usb_drive -
Clone a drive to another drive with 4 MiB block and ignore error:
dd if=/dev/source_drive of=/dev/dest_drive bs=4194304 conv=noerror -
Generate a file of 100 random bytes by using kernel random driver:
dd if=/dev/urandom of=path/to/random_file bs=100 count=1 -
Benchmark the write performance of a disk:
dd if=/dev/zero of=path/to/file_1GB bs=1024 count=1000000 -
Generate a system backup into an IMG file:
dd if=/dev/drive_device of=path/to/file.img -
Restore a drive from an IMG file:
dd if=path/to/file.img of=/dev/drive_device
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