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mkisofs:tldr:5b122
mkisofs: Set the disc label when creating an ISO.
$ mkisofs -o ${filename-iso} -V "${label_name}" ${path-to-source_directory}
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The mkisofs
command is used to create an ISO image file from a given source directory. Here is a breakdown of the command and its options:
mkisofs
: The name of the command itself.-o ${filename-iso}
: Specifies the output filename for the created ISO image.${filename-iso}
is a placeholder for the desired name of the ISO file. For example, if you want the output file to be namedmyimage.iso
, you would replace${filename-iso}
withmyimage.iso
.-V "${label_name}"
: Sets the volume label for the ISO image.${label_name}
is a placeholder for the desired label name. The label typically represents the name or description of the content on the ISO.${path-to-source_directory}
: Specifies the source directory from which the ISO image will be created. For example, if the source directory is/home/user/files
, you would replace${path-to-source_directory}
with/home/user/files
.
To use this command, you would replace the placeholders (${filename-iso}
, ${label_name}
, ${path-to-source_directory}
) with the actual values you want to use.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.