NAME¶
dvd+rw-format - format DVD+-RW/-RAM disk
SYNOPSIS¶
dvd+rw-format [-force[=full]] [-lead-out | -blank[=full]]
[-ssa[=none | default | max]] /dev/dvd
DESCRIPTION¶
The dvd+rw-format command formats dvd disk in the specified dvd drive
(e.g. /dev/dvd).
OPTIONS¶
- -force[=full]
- This forces to format dvd as new while wiping any existing data.
- -blank[=full]
- This blanks dvd while changing to sequential mode.
- -lead-out
- This relocates the lead-out next to outermost written sector as well as
makes sure there is no virgin surface before it. Previously written data
is not affected by this operation. Useful for addressing DVD-ROM
compatibility, or playability of already recorded media in legacy
units.
AUTHOR¶
dvd+rw-format was written by Andy Polyakov <appro@fy.chalmers.se>.
This manual page was written by Osamu Aoki <osamu@debian.org> for the
Debian project.
