wodim

Command (aliased as cdrecord on some systems) for recording data to CDs or DVDs.

Some invocations of wodim can cause destructive actions, such as erasing all the data on a disc.

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• Display optical drives available to wodim:

wodim --devices

• Record ("burn") an audio-only disc:

wodim dev=/dev/{optical_drive} -audio {track*.cdaudio}

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

wodim -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:

wodim -tao dev=/dev/{optical_drive} -data {file.iso}

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