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Burning DVDs seems to be quite easy. |
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Use the dvd+rw-tools package, which is conveniently apt-getable in Debian. Then simply type the following command |
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growisofs -Z /dvd/device -R -J /path/to/files/for/dvd |
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growisofs will automatically take care of building the iso9660 image and writing it to your DVD drive. Everything after the /dev/device specification is mkisofs options which are passed through explicitly. |
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-R and -J enable RockRidge and Joliet extensions. |
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You can also create multi-session DVD+R's and add content to DVD+-RW disks using the -M option to growisofs. |
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So for example to create daily backups for a project I'm working on I execute the following commands |
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! Day 1 (1 Dec 2005) |
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growisofs -Z /dev/device -R -J --graft-points 20051201=/home/model |
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! Day 2 (2 Dec 2005) |
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growisofs -M /dev/device -R -J --graft-points 20051202=/home/model |
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And so on until the DVD is full. I end up with folders for each date on the DVD and within each folder is the contents of /home/model as it existed at the end of the day. Each backup is stored in a separate session on the DVD. |
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I've only tested this with DVD+R format DVDs and the DVD reader in my IBM T42 laptop. I'm not sure whether separate sessions are supported by other readers/writers but it works for me. |
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Obviously you should consult the mkisofs(8) and growisofs manpages for more info. |
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CategoryDiskNotes, CategoryStorage |
