bmaptool Command Examples
Create or copy block maps intelligently (designed to be faster than
cp
ordd
). More information: https://manned.org/bmaptool.
- Output a blockmap file from image file:
bmaptool create {{[-o|--output]}} {{blockmap.bmap}} {{source.img}}
- Copy an image file into sdb:
bmaptool copy --bmap {{blockmap.bmap}} {{source.img}} {{/dev/sdb}}
- Copy a compressed image file into sdb:
bmaptool copy --bmap {{blockmap.bmap}} {{source.img.gz}} {{/dev/sdb}}
- Copy an image file into sdb without using a blockmap:
bmaptool copy --nobmap {{source.img}} {{/dev/sdb}}