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Hello all,
 I have a simple question that perhaps someone can help me with.
 Can I use the dd command to copy files from a CD to a CD-R ?  I would
like to make backup copies for some of my CD(s).

 Would the below command work :
 dd if=/dev/cd0a of=/dev/worm0 bs=1024
 
 Thanks in advance.