{"id":14114,"date":"2024-03-15T08:28:19","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T08:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-copy-files-to-a-usb-drive-in-linux\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T04:03:28","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T04:03:28","slug":"how-to-copy-files-to-a-usb-drive-in-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-copy-files-to-a-usb-drive-in-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"Copy Files to USB in Linux"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Linux, the cp command can be used to copy files to a USB drive.<\/p>\n

First, insert the USB flash drive into the computer, and then open the terminal.<\/p>\n

Use the lsblk command to check the device name assigned to the USB drive in the system. The USB drive is usually displayed in the form of \/dev\/sdX, where X is a letter.<\/p>\n

Next, use the mount command to mount the USB drive to a directory. Assuming the device name of the USB drive is \/dev\/sdb1, you can use the following command to mount it to the \/mnt\/usb directory:<\/p>\n

sudo mount \/dev\/sdb1 \/mnt\/usb\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
If the directory does not exist, you can use the mkdir command to create it.<\/p>\n
sudo mkdir \/mnt\/usb\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
Next, use the cp command to copy the file to the mounted USB flash drive. For example, to copy the file file.txt to the USB flash drive:<\/p>\n
sudo cp file.txt \/mnt\/usb\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
After copying is completed, use the umount command to unmount the USB drive.<\/p>\n
sudo umount \/mnt\/usb\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
Now, it is safe to remove the USB drive from the computer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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