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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+#    Utility ccript to repurpose a removable device using exfat filesystem
+#
+#    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+#    (at your option) any later version.
+#
+#    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#    GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#    along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.#
+#
+# @linux-aarhus - root.nix.dk
+#
+
+# format removable USB device to exfat with name 'USB STICK'
+LABEL='USB STICK'
+
+SCRIPTNAME=$(basename "$0")
+VERSION="0.2"
+
+# don't run as root
+if [[ $(whoami) == "root" ]] ; then
+    echo "Please run as user. Script will ask for root later."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# ensure a device is given
+if [[ -z "$1" ]]; then
+    echo "No device specified ..."
+    echo "Usage: ${SCRIPTNAME} /dev/sdy"
+    exit
+fi
+
+# get the last part of device path
+device="$(echo $1 | cut -d'/' -f3)"
+echo "Checking device on => $device"
+
+# create list of available devices
+devices="$(lsblk -o NAME | egrep '^sd')"
+
+# check if device is valid - abort if not
+if ! [[ $devices =~ (^|[[:space:]])$device($|[[:space:]]) ]]; then
+    echo "$1 not found"
+    echo "Aborting"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# check if device is removable - abort if not
+[[ $(echo $(lsblk -no RM "$1" | head -n 1)) = '0' ]] && \
+    echo "Non removable device detected!" && \
+    echo "Aborting" && \
+    exit 1
+
+# Ask for confirmation
+read -r -p "Confirm reformat of '$1' [y/N] " resp
+if [[ "$resp" =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then
+
+    # Repeat confirmation question
+    read -r -p "Irrevocably format  '$1' [y/N] " resp2
+    if [[ "$resp2" =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])$ ]]; then
+
+        # will do
+        echo "Formatting $1 ..."
+
+        # use gdisk to create new partition table
+        # and a single Microsoft basic data partition type
+        printf 'o\ny\nn\n\n\n\n0700\nw\ny\n' | sudo gdisk "$1" > /dev/null
+        sudo mkexfatfs -n "${LABEL}"  "$1"1 > /dev/null
+
+        # done
+        echo "Done"
+        exit
+    fi
+    echo "Formatting aborted"
+else
+    echo "Formatting aborted"
+fi
+