caligula
Write disk images to USB drives safely
TLDR
Flash an ISO to a drive
$ caligula burn [path/to/image.iso]
Flash an ISO with a pre-specified hash$ caligula burn [path/to/image.iso] -s [hash]
SYNOPSIS
caligula command [options] image
DESCRIPTION
caligula is a user-friendly TUI (Text User Interface) application for writing disk images to USB drives and other storage devices. It provides a safer, more interactive alternative to dd for creating bootable media.The tool verifies image integrity through hash checking and confirms target device selection to prevent accidental data loss.
PARAMETERS
-s, --hash hash
Verify image against specified hash
SUBCOMMANDS
burn
Write an image to a device
INSTALL
sudo pacman -S caligula
sudo zypper install caligula
nix profile install nixpkgs#caligula
CAVEATS
Requires root privileges for writing to devices. Always verify the target device before writing. All data on the target device will be destroyed.
SEE ALSO
dd(1), pv(1), balena-etcher(1)
