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iso-to-usb

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Script to write an ISO to a USB drive using dd
+
+# Check if input and output are provided
+if [ -z "$1" ] || [ -z "$2" ]; then
+  echo "Usage: $0 <iso_file> <usb_drive>"
+  echo "  <iso_file>: Path to the ISO file you want to write."
+  echo "  <usb_drive>: Device NAME of the USB drive (e.g., sda, sdb)."
+  echo "  **WARNING:** This will erase all data on the USB drive!"
+  lsblk
+  ls -lh
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Check if the ISO file exists
+if [ ! -f "$1" ]; then
+  echo "Error: ISO file '$1' not found."
+  ls -lh
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Check if the USB drive exists
+if [ ! -b "/dev/$2" ]; then
+  echo "Error: USB drive '$2' not found or is not a block device."
+  echo "Make sure you're using the correct device NAME (e.g., sda, sdb)."
+  lsblk
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Confirm with the user before proceeding
+read -p "Are you sure you want to write '$1' to '$2'? This will erase all data on the USB drive. (y/n): " confirm
+
+if [[ "$confirm" != "y" ]]; then
+  echo "Aborted."
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+# Execute the dd command
+echo "Writing '$1' to '$2'..."
+time sudo dd bs=4M status=progress conv=fsync oflag=direct if="$1" of="/dev/$2"
+
+# Check the exit code of the dd command
+if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "Write complete."
+else
+  echo "Write failed. Check for errors."
+fi
+
+#exit 0