cdrecord

linux

Record data to CDs or DVDs. Some invocations of cdrecord can cause destructive actions, such as erasing all the data on a disc.

Examples (4)

Display optical drives available to `cdrecord`

cdrecord --devices

Record ("burn") an audio-only disc

cdrecord dev=/dev/optical_drive -audio track*.cdaudio

Burn a file to a disc, ejecting the disc once done (some recorders require this)

cdrecord -eject dev=/dev/optical_drive -data file.iso

Burn a file to the disc in an optical drive, potentially writing to multiple discs in succession

cdrecord -tao dev=/dev/optical_drive -data file.iso