Enabled writing to DVD-RAM

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.TH CDRSKIN 1 "January 2, 2007"
.TH CDRSKIN 1 "January 12, 2007"
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.SH NAME
cdrskin \- burns preformatted data to CD-R, CD-RW or DVD+/-RW via libburn.
cdrskin \- burns preformatted data to CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+/-RW, DVD-RAM
via libburn.
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B cdrskin
.RI [ options | track_source_addresses ]
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.br
Bus scan, burnfree, speed options, retrieving media info, padding, fifo.
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Burning of a single data track to DVD+RW or DVD-RW.
Burning of a single data track to DVD+RW, DVD-RW or DVD-RAM.
.br
See section EXAMPLES at the end of this text.
.PP
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.PP
.B Recordable DVD Media:
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Currently only types DVD+RW and DVD-RW can be burned via cdrskin.
Currently only types DVD+RW, DVD-RW and DVD-RAM can be burned via cdrskin.
.br
DVD+RW media get treated as blank media regardless wether they hold data
or not. Options -audio and -multi are not allowed. Only one track is allowed.
DVD+RW and DVD-RAM media get treated as blank media regardless wether they
hold data or not. They need no special initial formatting.
Options -audio and -multi are not allowed. Only one track is allowed.
-toc does not return information about the media content.
Speed is counted in DVD units (i.e. 1x = 1,385,000 bytes/second). Currently
there is no difference between -sao and -tao. If ever, then -tao will be the
mode which preserves the current behavior.
.br
DVD-RW need to be formatted to state "Restricted Overwrite". They then behave
much like CD-RW. This formatting can be done by option
DVD-RW need to be formatted to state "Restricted Overwrite". Then they behave
much like DVD+RW. This formatting can be done by option
.B blank=format_overwrite
It is necessary for unused media, for media written or blanked by cdrecord,
for media which have been written unformatted by growisofs or blanked by
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Accept only the last argument of the command line as track source address.
.TP
.BI write_start_address= byte_offset
Set the address on media where to start writing the track. With DVD+RW
byte_offset must be aligned to 2 KB blocks. With DVD-RW alignment is 32 kB.
Set the address on media where to start writing the track. With DVD+RW or
DVD-RAM byte_offset must be aligned to 2 KB blocks, but better is 32 kB.
With DVD-RW 32 kB alignment is mandatory.
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Other media are not suitable for this option yet.
.PP
Alphabetical list of options which are only intended for very special