tldr/pages/linux/cdrecord.md

cdrecord

Record data to CDs or DVDs. Some invocations of cdrecord can cause destructive actions, such as erasing all the data on a disc. More information: https://manned.org/cdrecord.

• Display optical drives available to cdrecord:

cdrecord --devices

• Record ("burn") an audio-only disc:

cdrecord dev={{/dev/optical_drive}} -audio {{track*.cdaudio}}

• Burn a file to a disc, ejecting the disc once done (some recorders require this):

cdrecord -eject dev={{/dev/optical_drive}} -data {{file.iso}}

• Burn a file to the disc in an optical drive, potentially writing to multiple discs in succession:

cdrecord -tao dev={{/dev/optical_drive}} -data {{file.iso}}