---
name: "mintstick"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "mintstick"
version: "1.6.3-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mintstick"
---

# mintstick(1)

gui only application to write .img and .iso files to USB keys

## NAME

mintstick - gui only application to write .img and .iso files to USB keys

## SYNOPSIS

**mintstick {\[--debug\] \| \[--help\] \| -m \[format\|iso\]}**

## DESCRIPTION

**mintstick** is a graphical application to write .img and .iso files to USB keys. It can also format USB keys from a contextual menu in Cinammon, MATE, and KDE desktops.

## OPTIONS

**--debug**\
         show status and debug messages.

**--help**\
         print a message with basic usage information.

**-m iso \[-i\|--iso {iso\_path}\]**\
         Write an .img or .iso file to a USB key.

**-m format \[-u\|--usb {usb\_device}\] \[-f {filesystem}\]**\
         Format a USB key. Optionally, the file system can be specified here rather than through the gui.

## LICENSING

**minstick** is licensed under the GPLv2. See the COPYING file for details of GPL licensing.