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-.TH CDRW 1 "Dec 1, 2012"
+.TH CDRW 1 "May 13, 2017"
.SH NAME
cdrw \- CD read and write
.SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ cdrw \- CD read and write
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
-.sp
.LP
The \fBcdrw\fR command provides the ability to create data and audio CDs. This
command also provides the ability to extract audio tracks from an audio CD and
@@ -79,7 +78,6 @@ the \fB-l\fR option provides a list of CD or DVD writers.
For instructions on adding a USB-mass-storage-class-compliant CD-RW or DVD-RW
device to your system, see \fBscsa2usb\fR(7D).
.SS "Creating Data CDs"
-.sp
.LP
When creating data CDs, \fBcdrw\fR uses the Track-At-Once mode of writing. Use
the \fB-i\fR option to specify a file that contains the data to write on CD
@@ -91,7 +89,6 @@ In either case, the data is typically prepared by using the \fBmkisofs\fR
command to convert the file and file information into the ISO 9660 format
used on CDs. See the examples that include use of this command.
.SS "Creating Data DVDs"
-.sp
.LP
\fBcdrw\fR can create single-session data DVDs on DVD+RW or DVD-RW devices
using images generated from \fBmkisofs\fR. These disks can be mounted as HSFS
@@ -101,7 +98,6 @@ further sessions from being added. The image should be prepared in advance when
writing an image to the DVD media since DAO mode requires that the size of the
image be known in advance.
.SS "Creating Audio CDs"
-.sp
.LP
Use the \fB-a\fR option to create an audio CD. Single or multiple audio files
can be specified with this option. All of the audio files should be in a
@@ -152,7 +148,6 @@ to be the audio file type for all the files specified. Also, using the \fB-c\fR
option closes the session after writing the audio tracks. Therefore, the tracks
to be written should be specified in a single command line.
.SS "Extracting Audio"
-.sp
.LP
\fBcdrw\fR can also be used for extracting audio data from an audio CD with the
\fB-x\fR option. The CD should have tracks in Red Book CDDA form. By default,
@@ -160,7 +155,6 @@ the output format is based on the file extension. A user can specify a
\fBsun\fR, \fBwav\fR, \fBcda\fR, or \fBaur\fR output format with the \fB-T\fR
option.
.SS "Copying CDs"
-.sp
.LP
\fBcdrw\fR can be used to copy single session data CD-ROMs and Red Book audio
CDs. When copying a CD, \fBcdrw\fR looks for a specified source device. If no
@@ -171,7 +165,6 @@ current CD writer. If no media is found, insert a blank writable CD media in
the current CD writer. If the default temporary directory does not have enough
space, an alternate directory can be specified by using the \fB-m\fR option.
.SS "Erasing CD-RW or DVD-RW Media"
-.sp
.LP
Users have to erase the CD-RW media before it can be rewritten. With the
\fB-b\fR option, the following flavors of erasing are currently supported:
@@ -227,18 +220,14 @@ DVD+RW media does not support erasing. To re-use DVD+RW media, simply write a
new image onto the media. \fBcdrw\fR formats and overwrites the existing media
automatically.
.SS "Checking device-list or media-status"
-.sp
.LP
You can list a system's CD or DVD writers by using the \fB-l\fR option. Also,
for a particular media, you can get the blanking status and table of contents
by using the \fB-M\fR option. The \fB-M\fR option also prints information about
the last session's start address and the next writable address. This
information, along with the \fB-O\fR option, can be used to create multisession
-CDs. Refer to the \fBmkisofs\fR(8) man page,
-(\fB/usr/share/man/man8/mkisofs.8\fR), in the SUNWfsman package for more
-information.
+CDs. Refer to the \fBmkisofs\fR(8) man page for more information.
.SH OPTIONS
-.sp
.LP
The following options are supported:
.sp
@@ -601,19 +590,14 @@ example% \fBmkisofs -o /tmp/image2 -r -C 0,173464 -M \e
.sp
.SH SEE ALSO
-.sp
.LP
\fBaudioconvert\fR(1), \fBpriocntl\fR(1), \fBpolicy.conf\fR(4),
-\fBattributes\fR(5), \fBrbac\fR(5), \fBscsa2usb\fR(7D), \fBsd\fR(7D)
-.sp
-.LP
-\fBmkisofs\fR(8), (\fB/usr/share/man/man8/mkisofs.8\fR), in the SUNWfsman
-package
+\fBattributes\fR(5), \fBrbac\fR(5), \fBscsa2usb\fR(7D), \fBsd\fR(7D),
+\fBmkisofs\fR(8)
.sp
.LP
\fISystem Administration Guide: Devices and File Systems\fR
.SH NOTES
-.sp
.LP
The CD writing process requires data to be supplied at a constant rate to the
drive. Keep I/O activity to a minimum and shut down any related I/O