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MOLOTOV(1) User Commands MOLOTOV(1)

NAME

molotov - Create a bootable media from a Windows iso image.

DESCRIPTION

Molotov is a command line utility designed to create a bootable USB drive using a Windows ISO image. To use Molotov, you'll need a flash drive with sufficient storage space and a Windows image which can be obtained by downloading it from Microsoft's website.

- You need to have root access in order to perform the USB drive creation.

- Bear in mind that ALL data in your device will be deleted!

SYNOPSIS

molotov -i <iso-image> -d <block-device> [OPTIONS]

EXAMPLE

molotov -i Win10_22H2_BrazilianPortuguese_x64v1.iso -d /dev/sdc -v -u

OPTIONS

This program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (--). A summary of options is included below.

Iso image to be used in the media creation
Device where the image must be burnt, it must be a block device
Display the help message
Turn on verbose output
Print molotov's version and exit
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
Indicates insufficient permissions to perform the requested operation.

Commonly occurs when attempting to write to a device that requires administrative privileges (root access).

Common causes:

- The current user does not have write access to the target device

- Device ownership is limited to root

- The user is not root

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <https://codeberg.org/cizordj/molotov>

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © Cézar Augusto de Campos

License: GPL-3+

March 2024 Molotov 1.3