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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# This script generates a "memstick image" (image that can be copied to a
+# USB memory stick) from a directory tree.  Note that the script does not
+# clean up after itself very well for error conditions on purpose so the
+# problem can be diagnosed (full filesystem most likely but ...).
+#
+# Usage: make-memstick.sh <directory tree> <image filename>
+#
+# $FreeBSD$
+#
+
+PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin
+export PATH
+
+BLOCKSIZE=10240
+
+if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then
+  echo "make-memstick.sh /path/to/directory /path/to/image/file"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ ! -d ${1} ]; then
+  echo "${1} must be a directory"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ -e ${2} ]; then
+  echo "won't overwrite ${2}"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+makefs -B little ${2} ${1}
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+  echo "makefs failed"
+  exit 1
+fi
+