wodim
Command (aliased as cdrecord
on some systems) for recording data to CDs or DVDs.
Some invocations of wodim can cause destructive actions, such as erasing all the data on a disc.
More information: https://manned.org/wodim.
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Display optical drives available to
wodim
:
wodim --devices
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Record ("burn") an audio-only disc:
wodim dev=/dev/{{optical_drive}} -audio {{track*.cdaudio}}
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Burn a file to a disc, ejecting the disc once done (some recorders require this):
wodim -eject dev=/dev/{{optical_drive}} -data {{file.iso}}
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Burn a file to the disc in an optical drive, potentially writing to multiple discs in succession:
wodim -tao dev=/dev/{{optical_drive}} -data {{file.iso}}
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