wodim

wodim stands for "Write Optical Disk Image" and is a command line tool used for writing disk images to optical media like CDs and DVDs. It is a part of the cdrkit package, which replaced the older cdrtools package in many Linux distributions. With wodim, users can burn ISO images, audio or video files, and other data onto writable CDs or DVDs. It supports a wide range of optical media types, including CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, and DVD+RW. It offers various options to customize the burning process, such as setting the burn speed, overwrite mode, buffer size, and enabling or disabling options like burn-free or test mode. The command syntax for wodim is straightforward, with options like -v for verbose output, -sao for Session At Once burning mode, and -eject to automatically eject the disk after burning. Users can also utilize wodim to perform tasks like disk erasing or querying the capabilities of an optical drive.