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==See also==
 
==See also==
 
*[[Mount]]
 
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*[[mkisofs]]
  
 
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==External references==

Latest revision as of 02:45, 4 January 2010

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