alias ISO-datestamps='echo -en "\n Searching for files ...\r"; for i in /dev/sd[a-z] $(du -ahx ~/ 2>&1 | grep -v "\.iso". | grep "\.iso"| cut -f2)  $(du -ahx / 2>&1 | grep -v "\.iso". | grep "\.iso"| cut -f2); do string=$(sudo hexdump -Cs 33598 -n16 $i | head -1 | cut -f2 -d"|" | cut -c"1-14"); [ "$string" != "" ] && echo " $string  $i" ; done | sort -u'
alias cgrep='grep --color=always'
alias grep='grep --color=auto'
alias date_of_iso='for i in ./*.iso ./*/*.iso /dev/sd[a-z]; do echo " $(sudo hexdump -C -s33598 -n16 $i 2>/dev/null |head -1 | cut -f2 -d"|" | cut -c-14)  $i" ; done | sort'
alias less='less -g'
alias locate='du -ah / 2>&1 | grep '
alias snipe='du -ah ./ 2>&1 | grep '
alias ls='ls --color=auto'
alias plot-boot='systemd-analyze plot > /tmp/boot_plot.svg ; x-www-browser file:///tmp/boot_plot.svg &'
alias timed='clear; neofetch; systemd-analyze'
alias update-aliases='echo -en "\n\tUpdating aliases:\t"; for i in $(alias | grep "alias ". | cut -f1 -d= | cut -f2 -d" "); do echo -en "$i\t"; done ;echo; alias | tee ~/.bash_aliases > /dev/null'
alias vi='busybox vi'
alias vicr='for i in ./* ; do [ -f $i ] && vi -R "$i" ; done'
alias view='vi -R'
alias write-out-iso='
iso=" "
dev=" "
line1="Type or copy-n-paste a file name from above."
line2="Type the full path to your USB device. (/dev/sdX)"
line3="The block device ${dev} was found and seems Ok to use."
lsblk_cmd="lsblk -o PATH,VENDOR,MODEL,SIZE,HOTPLUG,RM"
_abort="To abort this now, press Ctrl+C ."
_anykey="Hit any key"
_coward="Cowardly refusing to write to"
_empty="This field cannot be empty"
_cancel="to cancel"
_continue="to continue"
_knownISO="to enter the full path to the ISO."
_laststep="This is the final step."
_missing="File not found."
_mounted="The location is mounted."
_noblock="is not a block device."
_nochecks="No checks were done to determine this is an ISO image."
_noDEV="The location ${dev} does not exist yet, Plug in a USB ?"
_noISO="No ISO found in this directory."
_notlisted="Check your file name or the location and retry."
_passwd="To write to a USB, your password may be required."
_re_enter="to Re-Enter the location"
_restart1="To start over, Press Ctrl+C,"
_restart2="then move to a folder with the ISO."
_retry="to retry"
_search="Searching ${PWD} for ISOs ."
_write="Hit ANY key to write the file to"

clear
echo -en "\n\t${_passwd}\n\t"
sudo clear || echo -e "\tFailed password." 

until [ ! -z "${iso}" ] && [ -e "${iso}" ] && ! (mount | grep -q "${iso}")
     do clear 
	echo -e "\n ${_search}\n"
	for i in ./*.iso  ./*/*.iso ; do ls $i 2>/dev/null ; done | /bin/grep "\.iso" && 
	 echo -en "\n\t${line1}\n\n" || (
	 echo -en "\n\t${_noISO} \n\n ${_restart1} ${_restart2}\n\n Or ${_anykey} ${_knownISO}" 
	 read -n1 -p " " pause && echo )

	read -p " Path to ISO = " iso
	[ -z "${iso}" ] && (echo -en "\n${_empty}." ; read -n1 -p " ${_anykey} ${_continue}. " back) && continue
	[ ! -e "${iso}" ] && (echo -en "\n${_missing}." ; read -n1 -p " ${_anykey} ${_retry}. " back) && continue
	( mount | grep -q "${iso}" ) && (echo -en "\n${_mounted}" ; read -n1 -p " ${_anykey} ${_retry}. " back) && continue
done

until [ ! -z $dev ] && [ -b $dev ] && ! (mount | grep -q $dev) && [ $dev != "/dev/sda" ] && [ $dev != "/dev/nvme01" ]
     do clear
	echo -e "\n\t Now choose the device to write the ISO to."
	echo -e "\n ISO -----> $iso\n "
#	echo -e "\n$($lsblk_cmd)\n" ; read -p "$line2 " dev
	echo -e "\n$($lsblk_cmd)\n" | grep -Ew "(PATH|/dev/sd[a-z])"; echo " "; read -p "$line2 " dev 
	[ -z $dev ] && (echo -en "${_empty}."; read -n1 -p " ${_anykey} ${_continue}. " back) && continue
        [ ! -e $dev ] && (echo -en "${_noDEV}\n\n"; read -n1 -p " ${_anykey} ${_retry}. " back) && continue
        [ ! -b $dev ] && (echo -en "${dev} ${_noblock}";  read -n1 -p " ${_anykey} ${_retry}. " back) && continue
        (mount | grep -q "$dev") && (echo -en "\n${_mounted}"; read -n1 -p " ${_anykey} ${_retry}. " back) && continue
	[ $dev = "/dev/sda" ] && (echo -en "${_coward} ${dev} ."; read -n1 -p " ${_anykey} ${_retry}. " back) && continue
	[ $dev = "/dev/nvme01" ] && (echo -en "${_coward} ${dev} ."; read -n1 -p " ${_anykey} ${_retry}. " back) && continue
done

clear                                                                                                          
	echo -e  "\n\t${_laststep} ${_anykey} ${_continue}.\n"
	echo -e  " ISO -----> ${iso}   "
#	echo -e " Device --> ${dev}\n "
#	echo -e "$($lsblk_cmd ${dev})" | grep -Ew "(PATH|/dev/sd[a-z])"
	echo -en " Device -->  "
	 ($lsblk_cmd ${dev}) | /bin/grep -w ${dev}


echo -e  "\n\tThe file $iso exists. \n\t(${_nochecks})"
echo -e  "  \tThe block device ${dev} was found and seems Ok to use."
echo -en "\n\t${_abort}\n\n\t${_write} $dev. "
read -n1 go

echo -e "\n  Writing the file to $dev ..." 

sudo dd bs=4M oflag=direct status=progress if="${iso}" of=${dev}
sync ${dev}'