/dd-utility

Write and Backup Operating System IMG or ISO files on Memory Card or Disk

Primary LanguageShell

dd Utility

Write and Backup Operating System IMG or ISO files on Memory Card or Disk

Features

  • Write disk image files to memory cards and removable storage.
  • Create bootable USB stick from ISO files of Linux installations.
  • Backup and Restore IMG files to memory card and disk.
  • Install and Restore compressed disk image files on the fly. Supported file formats: IMG, ISO, Zip, GZip and XZ.
  • Backup and compress disk image files on the fly to significantly reduce the file size of backups.
  • Drag and Drop Backup and Restore.
  • Ideal for flashing IMG files to SD Cards for use with Raspberry Pi, Arduino, BeagleBoard and other ARM boards.

Requirements

- Linux and Mac OS X supported

Technical

- Written in Bash and a bit of Applescript for dialogs for the OS X version - OS X version packaged with [Platypus](http://sveinbjorn.org/platypus) - Debian/Ubuntu version packaged with [Debreate](http://debreate.sourceforge.net)

Wiki

- See our [GitHub project Wiki Page](https://github.com/thefanclub/dd-utility/wiki/) for installation and use instructions.