[CLUE-Tech] Cool CD trick

[Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier]

On Fri, 30 Nov 2001, Tom Poindexter wrote:

> On Fri, Nov 30, 2001 at 02:19:02PM -0700, Grant Johnson wrote:
> > I just found a COOL trick for using ISO's.  You can mount them, without
> > ever even buring them, as long as you have loopback file support in you
> > kernel.
> >
> > OK, now......  How do I make an ISO from a bunch of files?   How about
> > ripping one from a data CD?  So many cool things to play with....
>
> You probably want mkisofs(1), no?

Or, if you're lazy like I am, use X-CD-Roast to create the ISO.
*(Still uses mkisofs, just hides the "hard" stuff... I *can* do
it with mkisofs, but sometimes a GUI is the path of least
resistance -- particularly when bundling a lot of files into
the ISO from different places.)

Take care,

Zonker
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