molotov(1)

Create a bootable media from a Windows® 10 iso image.

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Description

MOLOTOV

NAME

molotov - Create a bootable media from a WindowsÂ® 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

License: GPL-3+