how to burn files into a DVD from command line?

sryzdn · 06-06-2013, 08:24 AM

Hi,

My system is not directing me to the GUI gnome 3 in fedora 18.

I need to make a back up of my home directories from the commandline. Any one can give me the commands to burn all file to a DVD?

frieza · 06-06-2013, 08:27 AM

hmm i can tell you the commands are mkisofs and cdrecord, though i forget the specifics of how to use them.

teckk · 06-06-2013, 09:28 AM

Do a search on CLI burning. This has been answered many times on LQ.
Here are some examples

Make .iso from multiple directories

Code:

genisoimage -J -r -pad -graft-points dir1/=/path/files dir2/=/path/files dir3/=/path/files > filename.iso

Make .iso from directory

Code:

mkisofs -R -J /path/to/files -o /path/to/output.iso

Burn .iso to DVD

Code:

growisofs -dvd-compat -speed=8  -use-the-force-luke=tty -Z /dev/sr0=/path/file.iso

Burn DVD from files

Code:

growisofs -use-the-force-luke=tty -Z /dev/sr0 -J -r -speed=8 -dvd-compat -pad -graft-points /path/file1.avi /path/file2.avi /path/file3.avi

Burn .iso to CD

Code:

wodim speed=8 -tao dev=/dev/sr0 /path/file.iso

Burn files to CD

Code:

mkisofs -J -r -pad -graft-points /path/file /path/file | cdrecord dev=1,1,0 speed=8 -

Code:

genisoimage -J -r -pad -graft-points /path/file /path/file | cdrecord dev=1,1,0 speed=8 -

Write audio CD

Code:

cdrecord -v dev=/dev/sr0 speed=8 -audio -pad *.wav

You can also write a DVD-CD with dd

sryzdn · 06-06-2013, 09:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frieza

hmm i can tell you the commands are mkisofs and cdrecord, though i forget the specifics of how to use them.

Thanks, just searched them(mkisofs and cdrecord and growisofs) in the net and could successfully backup

13stein.j · 06-06-2013, 11:21 AM

Technically, if it is an img file, iso, or something similar, you can use the dd command like so,

Code:

dd if=path to image of=/dev/cdrom or wherever the destination is

linuxCode · 06-06-2013, 12:11 PM

Great examples teckk

I want to add that that the dev address has to be adjusted for cdrecord as it may differ per system.

Code:

cdrecord --scanbus

satsaeid · 03-27-2019, 11:38 PM

teckk, Thank you for informations, Suppose I have an .iso file, and I want sometimes burn it into a CD and sometimes to a DVD, so can I use

Code:

growisofs -dvd-compat -speed=8  -use-the-force-luke=tty -Z /dev/sr0=/path/file.iso

for both CD and DVD ?
if I want to use a CD can I just remove the -dvd-compat switch ?

teckk · 03-28-2019, 02:03 PM

Quote:

Is there any Difference between CD and DVD

Yes.

Read man growisofs
It is for DVD media.

Use cdrecord for CD optical disks.
Look at man cdrecord

Or use a graphical tool like
k3b
xfburn
bashburn
hacburn
brasero

For audio CD's there is:
cdrdao

I haven't burned an optical CD for years. In the online warehouse stores they cost more than DVD-R. Of course if you are making an audio CD for a player then you need to burn a CD.

You could also mount that .iso loopback and read it without burning it to disk at all.