wodim

Command (aliased as cdrecord on some systems) for recording data to CDs or DVDs. Some invocations of wodim can cause destructive actions, such as erasing all the data on a disc. More information: <https://manned.org/wodim>.

Install

All systems
curl cmd.cat/wodim.sh
Debian Debian
apt-get install wodim
Ubuntu
apt-get install wodim
Arch Arch Linux
pacman -S wodim
image/svg+xml Kali Linux
apt-get install wodim
CentOS
yum install wodim
Fedora
dnf install wodim
Windows (WSL2)
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install wodim
Raspbian
apt-get install wodim

Command (aliased as cdrecord on some systems) for recording data to CDs or DVDs. Some invocations of wodim can cause destructive actions, such as erasing all the data on a disc. More information: <https://manned.org/wodim>.

  • Display optical drives available to `wodim`:
    wodim --devices
  • Record ("burn") an audio-only disc:
    wodim dev=/dev/optical_drive -audio track*.cdaudio
  • Burn a file to a disc, ejecting the disc once done (some recorders require this):
    wodim -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:
    wodim -tao dev=/dev/optical_drive -data file.iso

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