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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dd_(Unix) dd on wikipedia]
 
*[http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net/techblog/article/make_iso_images_on_linux/ Original source.]
 
*[http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net/techblog/article/make_iso_images_on_linux/ Original source.]
  
 
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Revision as of 15:45, 26 December 2009

dd allows to perform disk dumps in linux. Quite useful to create iso images from CDs or DVDs.

How to create an iso image of a cdrom?

> sudo dd if=/dev/cdrom of=cd.iso

How to mount an image?

> mkdir -p /mnt/isoimage
> mount -o loop -t iso9660 cd.iso /mnt/isoimage

How to unmount?

> umount -lf /mnt/isoimage

See also

External references