From 8200d3cb8ae320070efdbdcaed9b718ca275c5b1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: CleanMachine1 <78213164+CleanMachine1@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2021 20:53:27 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] dd: add backup commands (#6047)

---
 pages/common/dd.md | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/pages/common/dd.md b/pages/common/dd.md
index b71464cc97..5815afee21 100644
--- a/pages/common/dd.md
+++ b/pages/common/dd.md
@@ -19,6 +19,14 @@
 
 `dd if=/dev/zero of={{file_1GB}} bs=1024 count=1000000`
 
+- Generate a system backup into an IMG file and show the progress:
+
+`dd if=/dev/{{drive_device}} of={{path/to/file.img}} status=progress`
+
+- Restore a drive from an IMG file and show the progress:
+
+`dd if={{path/to/file.img}} of=/dev/{{drive_device}} status=progress`
+
 - Check progress of an ongoing dd operation (Run this command from another shell):
 
 `kill -USR1 $(pgrep ^dd)`