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# rpi-imager

> Flash images onto storage devices.
> More information: <https://github.com/raspberrypi/rpi-imager>.

- Write a specific image to a specific block device:

`rpi-imager --cli {{path/to/image.zip}} {{/dev/sdX}}`

- Write a specific image to a block device, disabling the checksum verification:

`rpi-imager --cli --disable-verify {{path/to/image.zip}} {{/dev/sdX}}`

- Write a specific image to a block device, which will expect a specific checksum when running the verification:

`rpi-imager --cli --sha256 {{expected_hash}} {{path/to/image.zip}} {{/dev/sdX}}`
