diff --git a/pages/linux/dd.md b/pages/linux/dd.md
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 - Create a system backup, save it into an IMG file (can be restored later by swapping `if` and `of`), and show the progress:
 
-`dd if={{/dev/drive_device}} of={{path/to/file.img}} status=progress`
+`sudo dd if={{/dev/drive_device}} of={{path/to/file.img}} status=progress`
 
 - Check the progress of an ongoing `dd` operation (run this command from another shell):