Linux copy and clone USB stick including partitions command

To copy or clone a USB stick, including its partitions, on a Linux system, you can use the dd command. dd is a utility for copying and converting data that is included with most Linux distributions.

Here is an example of how to use dd to copy or clone a USB stick:

1. Identify the device name of the USB stick. You will need to know the device name of the USB stick that you want to copy or clone. You can use the lsblk command to list the block devices on your system, and look for the device name of the USB stick (e.g., /dev/sdc).

For example, to list the block devices on your system, you can use the following command:

$ lsblk

2. Unmount the USB stick. Before you can copy or clone the USB stick, you will need to unmount it. You can use the umount command to unmount the USB stick.

For example, to unmount the USB stick with the device name /dev/sdc, you can use the following command:

$ umount /dev/sdc

3. Use the dd command to copy or clone the USB stick. To copy or clone the USB stick, you can use the dd command with the if and of options to specify the input and output file, respectively. The input file should be the device name of the USB stick that you want to copy or clone (e.g., /dev/sdc), and the output file should be the device name of the destination device (e.g., /dev/sdd).

Here is an example of the dd command to copy or clone a USB stick:

$ dd if=/dev/sdc of=/dev/sdd

This will copy or clone the USB stick, including its partitions, to the destination device.

Note: Make sure that you use the correct device names for the input and output files. If you use the wrong device name, you may overwrite important data on your system.

4. (Optional) Use the status=progress option to show a progress bar while the copy or clone operation is in progress. You can use the status=progress option to display a progress bar while the dd command is running.

For example, to show a progress bar while copying or cloning the USB stick, you can use the following command:

$ dd if=/dev/sdc of=/dev/sdd status=progress

5. (Optional) Use the bs option to specify the block size for the copy or clone operation. You can use the bs option to specify the block size (in bytes) for the dd command.

For example, to specify a block size of 1 MB for the copy or clone operation, you can use the following command:

$ dd if=/dev/sdc of=/dev/sdd bs=1M

This will copy or clone the USB stick using a block size of 1 MB.

6. (Optional) Use the conv option to perform data conversion while copying or cloning the USB stick. You can use the conv option to specify various data conversion options while copying or cloning the USB stick.