CD & DVD Burning

Formatting a DVD-RW

Using dvdrecord, part of dvdrtools:
Quick format:

dvdrecord -v blank=fast

Full format:

dvdrecord -v blank=all

Formatting a DVD+RW

Using dvd+rw-format, part of dvd+rw-tools:

dvd+rw-format -f /dev/dvd

Using wodim, a fork of cdrecord:

wodim -format

Ripping a data CD or DVD

Using readcd, from cdrtools:

readcd f=/tmp/image.raw

Or its forked equivalent readom, part of wodim:

readom f=/tmp/image.raw

Creating iso from directory

Using mkisofs, part of cdrtools

mkisofs -r -J -o /tmp/image.raw .

Or the forked genisoimage, part of cdrkit:

genisoimage -r -J -o /tmp/image.raw .

Or create and burn immediately on DVD-R(w) or DVD+R(W) with growisofs, part of dvd+rw-tools:

growisofs -R -J -Z /dev/dvd .

Limit for simple layer is 4482MB

Burning iso on DVD-R(W)

Using dvdrecord, part of dvdrtools:

dvdrecord -v /tmp/image.raw

Or using growisofs, part of dvd+rw-tools:

growisofs -Z /dev/dvd=/tmp/image.raw

Or using wodim seems possible also?

Burning iso on DVD+R(W)

Using growisofs, part of dvd+rw-tools:

growisofs -Z /dev/dvd=/tmp/image.raw

Or using wodim seems possible also?

Closing the session of a DVD+RW

Using dvd+rw-format, part of dvd+rw-tools:

dvd+rw-format -lead-out /dev/dvd