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.
SEE ALSO¶
Most up-to-date information on dvd+rw-tools is available at
http://fy.chalmers.se/~appro/linux/DVD+RW/.
The manpage for
genisofs(8),
growisofs(1),
dvd+rw-mediainfo(1),
dvd+rw-booktype(1).
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.
