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Copy a linux (lfs) sd card
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clone_sd_card.sh
#!/bin/sh
# Identify /dev/??? device of card
sudo fdisk -l
# if mounted (boot), must unmount
sudo umount /dev/????
# create image ...
sudo dd if=/dev/???? of=./sd_card.img bs=4M status=progress && sync
# ... and wait ... this gonna take time.
# to create new card, reverse the stream ...
sudo dd of=/dev/???? if=./sd_card.img bs=4M status=progress && sync
# ... and wait even more (this time it's longer).
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