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hdiutil

Hdiutil is a powerful command line tool available on macOS systems. It stands for "hard disk image utility" and is used for creating, manipulating, and mounting disk images. It provides various functionalities for disk image management and acts as a Swiss Army knife for handling disk images on Mac machines.

With hdiutil, you can create different types of disk images like read/write, read-only, sparse or compressed images. Furthermore, it allows you to convert disk image formats from one type to another, such as converting DMG to ISO or vice versa. You can also resize existing disk images and encrypt them for added security using hdiutil.

This command line tool enables you to mount and unmount disk images, providing you access to the contents of the image as if it were a physical disk. It supports various image formats including ISO, DMG, UDIF, and more. It also includes features for verifying and repairing disk images, ensuring their integrity.

Overall, hdiutil is a versatile tool for managing disk images on macOS, providing a wide range of functionalities for creating, modifying, and working with disk image files.

List of commands for hdiutil:

  • hdiutil:tldr:196e8 hdiutil: List mounted images.
    $ hdiutil info
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  • hdiutil:tldr:40ab4 hdiutil: Unmount an image.
    $ hdiutil detach /Volumes/${volume_file}
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  • hdiutil:tldr:e3a40 hdiutil: Create an ISO image from the contents of a directory.
    $ hdiutil makehybrid -o ${path-to-output_file} ${path-to-directory}
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  • hdiutil:tldr:e4c0f hdiutil: Mount an image.
    $ hdiutil attach ${path-to-image_file}
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