CDSPLIT(1)CDSPLIT(1)NAMEcdsplit - Copy the output of any shell command onto one or more CD-
R(W)s
SYNOPSIScdsplit [ -1, --single ] [ -b, --blank ] [ -h, --help ] [ -I, --no-iso
] [ -n, --name=NAME ] [ -s, --speed=SPEED ] [ -S, --cdsize=SIZE ] [ -t,
--test ] [ -V, --version ] [ -w, --workdir=PATH ] DEVICE COMMAND
OPTIONS-1, --single
Burn the last disk in single session mode. Normally, the last
disk is burned in multisession mode, allowing for additional
data to be appended to the end of it.
-b, --blank
Blank all disks before writing.
-h, --help
Show usage message and quit.
-I, --no-iso
This option can only be used in conjunction with --test. It
prevents the input chunks from being rolled up into ISO files.
By default, ISO 9660 images are created, ready to be burned onto
CD.
-n, --name=NAME
Set the filename prefix to be used on the CD. If the entire
image fits on one CD then this will be the actual filename on
that CD. Otherwise, a dot and the disk number will be appended
to the end of each filename. The default filename prefix is
'cdbkup'.
-s, --speed=SPEED
Set the burn speed. The default is 2.
-S, --cdsize=SIZE
Specify the size of the output media in bytes. Normally,
cdsplit attempts to autodetect the size of the disk and uses a
default of 650,000,000 bytes if autodetection fails. This
option disables autodetection.
Unless --no-iso is specified, SIZE must be large enough to
account for both high-level and low-level filesystem overhead.
So you should expect any ISO images to be significantly smaller
than the given value. If --no-iso is specified then SIZE is the
exact maximum filesize.
-t, --test
Do not use the CD-ROM burner. In this mode, the backup proceeds
normally, except that the backup files are saved to the current
directory instead of being burned onto CD-R(W)s. The output is
normally packaged up into ISO images, unless --no-iso is speci‐
fied.
If -t is used, the following options are ignored: -1, -b, -s.
-V, --version
Print the version number and exit.
-w, --workdir=PATH
Set the working directory as specified. If it doesn't exist, it
will be created.
DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents briefly the CDSplit backup utility.
CDSplit executes the given shell command, and interactively copies its
STDOUT onto one or more (as necessary) CD-R(W)s. For each disk, it
asks the user to insert the disk into the CD burner and to press enter.
It also offers the ability to retry each step when errors occur.
CDSplit will automatically use available space on multisession disks.
DEVICES
The device specified on the command line is the SCSI device for the CD-
ROM burner. For more information, see cdrecord (1).
SEE ALSOcdappend(1), cdbkup(1), cdcat(1), cdrecord(1), cdrstr(1).
AUTHOR
John-Paul Gignac <jp@gignac.org>
Mar 6, 2002 CDSPLIT(1)
