Re: Calculating size of iso image
>From: scdbackup@gmx.net
>> have struck problems in calculating the space required.
>Who doesn't ?
>Currently i am undecided wether it is better to use
> mkisofs -print-size
>or the size obtained by function stat() plus 1400 bytes.
>(This number was found by try and error when i had to replace
>du -sk as size measurer for afio.)
>Regrettably the size of an mksiofs output tree is not the sum
>of the sizes of its subtrees. Usually it is smaller but i had
>occasions when the backup became slightly larger than planned.
The correct method is to use mkisofs -print-size everything else is
reading from the coffee grounds......
Jörg
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