simpleflash

SimpleFlash

SimpleFlash is a command-line tool written in Go for flashing to and backing up from USB drives following the KISS principle.

It features a simple selection menu and should be easy to use.

⚙️ Features

• Flash disk images (.img, .img.xz, .img.gz) onto USB devices
• Create (compressed) raw image backups from USB drives
• Img2Img conversion for (de)compressing image files
• Transfer image file over SSH (experimental)
• Straightforward, no external dependencies
• Interactive TUI using Charmbracelet Huh

🧰 Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Linux
• Go (≥ 1.21 recommended)
• Root access

Installation

Clone the repository and build:

git clone https://github.com/zocker-160/simpleflash.git
cd simpleflash
make

This will compile the simpleflash binary.

Alternatively, install via Go:

go install github.com/zocker-160/simpleflash@latest

💻 Usage

sudo simpleflash <imagefile>

imagefile option is optional and will be used as source / target when provided.

🛡️ License

Released under the GPL‑3.0 License. See the LICENSE file for full terms.