Script to burn CD and DVD

glore2002 · 09-09-2008, 04:26 AM

Thanks to your help, I built the burning script that follows. Please, let me know modifications or things you would add to it. Goal: To create a script to burn a CD or DVD with /backups contents.

By the way, I use \ to continue writing a command on next line (in a script). Is that correct?

Thanks in advance.

Code:

#! /bin/sh
echo  PREPARE FOR THE BURN
echo
sleep 3
mkisofs -o /home/lacalga/iso_images/databurn.iso -graft-points -rational-rock -full-iso9660-filenames -iso-level 2 -r -J /backups
echo
echo  START THE BURN
sleep 3
sudo /usr/bin/cdrecord -v speed=2 dev=1,0,0 /home/user/iso_images/databurn.iso
sleep 3
echo
echo  DONE.
sleep 3

Glore2002.-

keefaz · 09-09-2008, 04:34 AM

The first line is not correct, you have to remove the space between #! and /bin/sh, like:

Code:

#!/bin/sh

Why do you make your program sleeping after cdrecord command and after DONE ?

H_TeXMeX_H · 09-09-2008, 05:22 AM

If you want why not use something like:
http://bashburn.sourceforge.net/

Or, I wrote a script myself that burns iso or backup directories, that's quite simple to use. You can download it here, it is called 'burnit':
http://draconishinobi.50webs.com/sla...ul-scripts.tgz

It's simple to use:

Code:

burnit source destination
# this burns an iso:
burnit /home/bob/whetever.iso /dev/sr0
# this burns a directory or a single file
burnit /home/bob/backups /dev/sr0

It automatically detects if you have a writable DVD or CD in your drive. I've used it for quite some time, so it's relatively free of bugs. But tell me if you find any.

glore2002 · 09-09-2008, 05:42 AM

Great script to burn cd or dvds! As I can see, the file has many scripts. I will try to find out what they are for.

How can I make sure my DVD recorder is sr0 or any other? (It's a SATA unit). What command can I use to know this? My fstab doesn't have a stanza for CD or DVD recorder. Is that OK?

Note: You were right keefaz, I left a space I shouldn't.

Thanks!