Re: [LUG] Creating iso images automagicly

[Simon Waters <simon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Robin Cornelius wrote:
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| Are there any tools/scripts that can take a load of files in a
directory
| structure of arbitrary size and make a nice set of iso images that
are the
| correct size for dvd or cd burning (mainly dvd). Obviously
mkisoimg is
| important here but i need something to divide up the files first.

And how is it to know how to divide the files up?

Just write a script.... Unless this is for backup, when I'm sure
there are other tools, but be careful of creating/using a system
where you need every volume correct for recovery.

| Secondly what is the best way of verifying an iso created from an
image (burnt
| with growfs NOT cdrecord). I could mount the iso as a loopback
what i am not
| sure the best way to proceed after that and this is strictly
command line
| only, its a headless box accessed by ssh.

Maybe "cmp" for the ISO against the CD?!

Maybe "diff" for comparing the files against the originals if your
truely paranoid?
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