Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2001 01:48:18 -0500 From: Christopher Farley <chris@northernbrewer.com> To: david@banning.com Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: howto question burncd mkisofs Message-ID: <20010610014816.A49614@northernbrewer.com> In-Reply-To: <200106100511.f5A5Brr07251@d.tracker>; from sky_tracker@yahoo.com on Sun, Jun 10, 2001 at 05:11:53AM %2B0000 References: <200106100511.f5A5Brr07251@d.tracker>
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David Banning (sky_tracker@yahoo.com) wrote: > > I am trying to create an image using mkisofs. > > I am attempting to backup /usr/dirone and it's subfiles > and /usr/dirtwo and it's subfiles. > > I issue the command: > > mkisofs -o image.iso /usr/dirone /usr/dirtwo > and then burn it onto the cdrom. > > what I *want* on my cdrom is; > > $ cd /cdrom > $ ls > /dirone /dirtwo > > but instead I get all the files below each directory mixed together. > in other words, I can't get the tops of the directory's copied > unless I copy /usr - but then I get all other unwanted directories > under /usr mkisofs -graft-points -o image.iso dirone/=/usr/dirone dirtwo/=/usr/dirtwo There are a zillion other important options to include in mkisofs for accurate reproduction of a UNIX filesystem, most of which violate the ISO9660 standard. Slog your way through the manpages, or take my word for it and specify these flags: -d -N -D -R -L -l -J -T -- Christopher Farley www.northernbrewer.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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