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====Ripping Optical Media from the commandline====
~Both the commands [[readom]] and [[dd]] can be used to rip (copy) optical media to an ISO image.  readom is preferrable as it checks for errors on the fly, it is part of the [[wodim]] package.
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~Here are examples of both commands (replace /path/to/ with the target directory)
~%%(bash)readom dev=/dev/sr0 f=/path/to/image.iso%%
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~%%(bash)dd if=/dev/sr0 of=/path/to/image.iso%%

==Also on the Wiki==
~[[Asunder]] 
~[[Pmusic]]
~[[ripperx]]
~[[pcdripper]]

==Related Webpages==
~[[http://www.commandlinefu.com/commands/view/3352/how-to-copy-cddvd-into-hard-disk-.iso How to copy CD/DVD into hard disk (commandlinefu)]]

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==Categories==
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