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Merge pull request #24175 from carlosdagos/osx-bootable-usb

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documentation: expand on creating USB bootable for OS X.
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@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ a USB stick. You can use the <command>dd</command> utility to write the image:
<command>dd if=<replaceable>path-to-image</replaceable>
of=<replaceable>/dev/sdb</replaceable></command>. Be careful about specifying the
correct drive; you can use the <command>lsblk</command> command to get a list of
block devices.</para>
block devices. If you're on OS X you can run <command>diskutil list</command>
to see the list of devices; the device you'll use for the USB must be ejected
before writing the image.</para>
<para>The <command>dd</command> utility will write the image verbatim to the drive,
making it the recommended option for both UEFI and non-UEFI installations. For