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NAME¶
molotov - Create a bootable media from a Windows® 10 iso image.
DESCRIPTION¶
Molotov is a command line utility that creates a bootable USB drive from a Windows 10 iso image, all you need is a flash drive with enough space and a Windows image which can be downloaded from Microsoft's website. In order to use Molotov you must have root access to your system.
SYNOPSIS¶
- molotov -i <iso-image> -d <block-device> [OPTIONS]
OPTIONS¶
This program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (--). A summary of options is included below.
- -i, --iso-image FILE
- Iso image to be used in the media creation
- -d, --device DEVICE
- Device where the image must be burnt, it must be a block device
- -h, --help
- Display the help message
- -v, --verbose
- Turn on verbose output
- -V, --version
- Print molotov's version and exit
- -u, --uefi
- Make an uefi-bootable media (default is legacy)
Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional for any corresponding short options.
EXIT VALUES¶
- 0
- Success!
- 1
- Some crucial internal function exited with the status 1, such as mkfs.ntfs or fdisk
- 2
- Some crucial internal function exited with the status 2, such as mkfs.ntfs or fdisk
- 64
- Unknown parameter
- 65
- Missing required arguments, it happens when the user omits either the -i or -d flag
- 66
- Iso image not found, when the user passes as argument a non-existent ISO image
- 67
- Block device not found, when the user passes as argument a non-existent device
- 68
- Insufficient permissions, it happens when the program is not run as root
REPORTING BUGS¶
Report bugs to <https://github.com/cizordj/molotov>
COPYRIGHT¶
Copyright © Cézar Augusto de Campos
License: GPL-3+
May 2022 | Molotov 1.2.1 |