Joe Smith wrote: > > There's no law that says the data on a CD or DVD has to be in a > particular format (iso or udf, e.g.). > > At least for CDs, I sometimes just skip making an iso containing only > one big file (my backup.tar.gz) and just use cdrecord to write the tar > file to the CD instead of a .iso. > > I read them back with something like ``tar -xvzf /dev/cdrom'' > > I'm no CD/DVD guru, so this may be something really stupid, but so far > they've all read back just fine. I don't see any reason it wouldn't work > with a DVD as well. > > Also, (GNU) tar can create multi-volume archives. Check the -M and -L > options to create multiple tar file archives of limited size for writing > to multiple CDs/DVDs. > > <Joe > > I can not see any problem with it. After all, tar was originally used to back up to magnetic tape. The tape does not have a file system on it. You can also use tar to write to a partition or an entire hard drive without a file system. But again, you have to use tar to retrieve the data. tar - tape archiver Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
