Re: Archiving content of a directory on a DVD-R.

[peter@easthope.ca]

Thanks to all who have replied.

*	From: "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net>
*	Date: Sun, 04 Nov 2018 18:48:45 +0100

> Writing the tar stream to DVD-R is a classical use case of cdrecord or wodim.
> So:
> 
>   tar -vcpzf - * | xorriso -as cdrecord -v dev=/dev/sr0 -eject fs=16m -

OK, thanks.  The cdrecord "personality" is used to present a familiar 
legacy syntax? Can the same result be reached using xorriso with no 
personality?

> This will not create a filesystem around the tar archive. 

OK.  The distinction between writing arbitrary data (stream, file, ?) and 
writing a file system hadn't crystalized well.  Software can take an 
action, or not, without direct evidence. To my thinking, all the examples 
in https://www.gnu.org/software/xorriso/ assume an ISO 9660 filesystem.  
No issue for an experienced user but a ready trap for a novice.

Thanks again,                       ... Peter E.

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