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@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ Most bootable GNU/Linux CDs are equipped with ISOLINUX or GRUB boot
images. `xorriso' is able to create or maintain an El Torito object
which makes such an image bootable. For details see option -boot_image.
It is possible to make ISO images bootable from USB stick or other
hard-disk-like media by -boot_image argument system_area= . This
hard-disk-like media by -boot_image parameter system_area= . This
installs a Master Boot Record which may get adjusted according to the
needs of GRUB resp. ISOLINUX. An *MBR* contains boot code and a
partition table. It does not hamper CDROM booting. The new MBR of a
@ -400,13 +400,13 @@ by "[...]" or "[***]") then it has to be terminated by either the *list
delimiter*, or the end of argument list, or an end of an input line.
At program start the list delimiter is the word "--". This may be
changed by option -list_delimiter in order to allow "--" as argument in
a list of variable length. It is advised to reset the delimiter to
changed by option -list_delimiter in order to allow "--" as parameter
in a list of variable length. It is advised to reset the delimiter to
"--" immediately afterwards.
For brevity the list delimiter is referred as "--" throughout this text.
The list delimiter is silently tolerated if it appears after the
parameters of a command with a fixed list length. It is handled as
normal text if it appears among the arguments of such a command.
normal text if it appears among the parameters of such a command.
*Pattern expansion* converts a list of pattern words into a list of
existing file addresses. Unmatched pattern words appear themselves in
@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ Pattern matching supports the usual shell parser wildcards '*' '?'
literally.
It is a property of some particular commands and not a general feature.
It gets controlled by commands -iso_rr_pattern and -disk_pattern.
Commands which may use pattern expansion all have variable argument
Commands which may use pattern expansion all have variable parameter
lists which are marked in this man page by "[***]" rather than "[...]".
Some other commands perform pattern matching unconditionally.
@ -909,7 +909,7 @@ attempting to replace it.
filesystem.
-disk_pattern "on"|"ls"|"off"
Set the pattern expansion mode for the disk_path arguments of
Set the pattern expansion mode for the disk_path parameters of
several commands which support this feature.
Setting "off" disables this feature for all commands which are
marked in this man page by "disk_path [***]" or "disk_pattern
@ -972,7 +972,7 @@ filesystem.
not inserted.
-map_l disk_prefix iso_rr_prefix disk_path [***]
Perform -map with each of the disk_path arguments. iso_rr_path
Perform -map with each of the disk_path parameters. iso_rr_path
will be composed from disk_path by replacing disk_prefix by
iso_rr_prefix.
@ -999,7 +999,7 @@ filesystem.
disk_path does not exist, then iso_rr_path gets deleted.
-update_l disk_prefix iso_rr_prefix disk_path [***]
Perform -update_r with each of the disk_path arguments.
Perform -update_r with each of the disk_path parameters.
iso_rr_path will be composed from disk_path by replacing
disk_prefix by iso_rr_prefix.
@ -1069,7 +1069,7 @@ filesystem.
with -cpr, relative iso_rr_path_original will get prepended the
-cd path and not the -cdx path. Consider to -mkdir
iso_rr_path_dest before -cp_clone so the copy address does not
depend on the number of iso_rr_path_original arguments.
depend on the number of iso_rr_path_original parameters.

File: xorriso.info, Node: SetInsert, Next: Manip, Prev: Insert, Up: Options
@ -1139,12 +1139,12 @@ File: xorriso.info, Node: SetInsert, Next: Manip, Prev: Insert, Up: Options
-not_list disk_path
Read lines from disk_path and use each of them either as
-not_paths argument, if they contain a / character, or as
-not_paths parameter, if they contain a / character, or as
-not_leaf pattern.
-quoted_not_list disk_path
Like -not_list but with quoted input reading rules. Each word is
handled as one argument for -not_paths resp. -not_leaf.
handled as one parameter for -not_paths resp. -not_leaf.
-follow occasion[:occasion[...]]
Enable or disable resolution of symbolic links and mountpoints
@ -1237,7 +1237,7 @@ File: xorriso.info, Node: SetInsert, Next: Manip, Prev: Insert, Up: Options
E.g: /file/part_1_of_3_at_0_with_2047m_of_5753194821
No other files are allowed in the directory. All parts have to be
present and their numbers have to be plausible. E.g. byte_count
must be valid as -cut_out argument and their contents may not
must be valid as -cut_out parameter and their contents may not
overlap.

@ -1250,7 +1250,7 @@ The following commands manipulate files in the ISO image, regardless
whether they stem from the loaded image or were newly inserted.
-iso_rr_pattern "on"|"ls"|"off"
Set the pattern expansion mode for the iso_rr_path arguments of
Set the pattern expansion mode for the iso_rr_path parameters of
several commands which support this feature.
Setting "off" disables pattern expansion for all commands which
are marked in this man page by "iso_rr_path [***]" or
@ -1275,9 +1275,9 @@ whether they stem from the loaded image or were newly inserted.
Delete empty directories.
-mv iso_rr_path [***] iso_rr_path
Rename the given file objects in the ISO tree to the last argument
in the list. Use the same rules as with shell command mv.
If pattern expansion is enabled and if the last argument contains
Rename the given file objects in the ISO tree to the last
parameter in the list. Use the same rules as with shell command mv.
If pattern expansion is enabled and if the last parameter contains
wildcard characters then it must match exactly one existing file
address, or else the command fails with a FAILURE event.
@ -1435,7 +1435,7 @@ File: xorriso.info, Node: CmdFind, Next: Filter, Prev: Manip, Up: Options
A restricted substitute for shell command find in the ISO image.
It performs an action on matching file objects at or below
iso_rr_path.
If not used as last command in the line then the argument list
If not used as last command in the line then the parameter list
needs to get terminated by "--".
Tests are optional. If they are omitted then action is applied to
all file objects. If tests are given then they form together an
@ -1556,7 +1556,7 @@ File: xorriso.info, Node: CmdFind, Next: Filter, Prev: Manip, Up: Options
compare
performs command -compare with the found file address as
iso_rr_path and the corresponding file address below its
argument disk_path_start. For this the iso_rr_path of the
parameter disk_path_start. For this the iso_rr_path of the
-find command gets replaced by the disk_path_start.
E.g.: -find /thomas -exec compare /home/thomas --
update
@ -2233,9 +2233,9 @@ filesystem and announced by an MBR partition table entry.
been read from an existing ISO image or define how to make a
prepared boot image file set bootable. Such file sets get produced
by ISOLINUX or GRUB.
Each -boot_image command has two arguments: type and setting. More
than one -boot_image command may be used to define the handling of
one or more boot images. Sequence matters.
Each -boot_image command has two parameters: type and setting.
More than one -boot_image command may be used to define the
handling of one or more boot images. Sequence matters.
Types *isolinux* and *grub* care for known peculiarities. Type
*any* makes no assumptions about the origin of the boot images.
@ -2681,9 +2681,9 @@ File: xorriso.info, Node: DialogCtl, Next: Inquiry, Prev: Exception, Up: Opt
========================
-dialog "on"|"off"|"single_line"
Enable or disable to enter dialog mode after all arguments are
processed. In dialog mode input lines get prompted via readline
or from stdin.
Enable or disable to enter dialog mode after all program arguments
are processed. In dialog mode input lines get prompted via
readline or from stdin.
If no -abort_on severity was set when dialog starts, then "NEVER"
is set to avoid abort in most cases of wrong input or other
problems. Before dialog begins, the default is "FAILURE" which
@ -2935,7 +2935,7 @@ File: xorriso.info, Node: Navigate, Next: Verify, Prev: Inquiry, Up: Options
-findx disk_path [-name pattern] [-type t] [-exec action [params]] --
Like -find but operating on local filesystem and not on the ISO
image. This is subject to the settings of -follow.
-findx accepts the same -type arguments as -find. Additionally it
-findx accepts the same -type parameters as -find. Additionally it
recognizes type "mountpoint" (or "m") which matches subdirectories
which reside on a different device than their parent. It never
matches the disk_path given as start address for -findx.
@ -2991,7 +2991,7 @@ File: xorriso.info, Node: Navigate, Next: Verify, Prev: Inquiry, Up: Options
the other address and whether both counterparts match.
-compare_l disk_prefix iso_rr_prefix disk_path [***]
Perform -compare_r with each of the disk_path arguments.
Perform -compare_r with each of the disk_path parameters.
iso_rr_path will be composed from disk_path by replacing
disk_prefix by iso_rr_prefix.
@ -3254,9 +3254,9 @@ The directory permissions on disk have to allow rwx.
gets not restored.
-extract_l iso_rr_prefix disk_prefix iso_rr_path [***]
Perform -extract with each of the iso_rr_path arguments. disk_path
will be composed from iso_rr_path by replacing iso_rr_prefix by
disk_prefix.
Perform -extract with each of the iso_rr_path parameters.
disk_path will be composed from iso_rr_path by replacing
iso_rr_prefix by disk_prefix.
-extract_cut iso_rr_path byte_offset byte_count disk_path
Copy a byte interval from a data file out of an ISO image into a
@ -3377,13 +3377,13 @@ said programs trigger comparable actions.
-md5 can be set to "off" by --old-root-no-md5 .
Not original mkisofs options are --quoted_path_list , --hardlinks
, --acl , --xattr , --md5 , --stdio_sync . They work like the
`xorriso' options with the same name and hardcoded argument "on",
e.g. -acl "on". Explicit arguments are expected by --stdio_sync
`xorriso' options with the same name and hardcoded parameter "on",
e.g. -acl "on". Explicit parameters are expected by --stdio_sync
and --scdbackup_tag.
The capability to preserve multi-session history on overwriteable
media gets disabled by default. It can be enabled by using
--emul-toc with the first session. See -compliance no_emul_toc.
--sort-weight gets as arguments a number and an iso_rr_path. The
--sort-weight gets as parameters a number and an iso_rr_path. The
number becomes the LBA sorting weight of regular file iso_rr_path
or of all regular files underneath directory iso_rr_path. (See
-find -exec sort_weight).
@ -3415,7 +3415,7 @@ said programs trigger comparable actions.
aliases for "mkisofs".
If `xorriso' is started with one of the leafnames "xorrisofs",
"genisofs", "mkisofs", or "genisoimage", then it performs
-read_mkisofsrc and prepends -as "genisofs" to the command line
-read_mkisofsrc and prepends -as "genisofs" to the program
arguments. I.e. all arguments will be interpreted mkisofs style
until "--" is encountered. From then on, options are interpreted
as `xorriso' options.
@ -3449,9 +3449,9 @@ said programs trigger comparable actions.
for "cdrecord".
If `xorriso' is started with one of the leafnames "xorrecord",
"cdrskin", "cdrecord", or "wodim", then it automatically prepends
-as "cdrskin" to the command line arguments. I.e. all arguments
will be interpreted cdrecord style until "--" is encountered.
From then on, options are interpreted as `xorriso' options.
-as "cdrskin" to the program arguments. I.e. all arguments will be
interpreted cdrecord style until "--" is encountered. From then
on, options are interpreted as `xorriso' options.
--no_rc as first argument of such a program start prevents
interpretation of `xorriso' startup files. See section FILES
below.
@ -3496,7 +3496,7 @@ File: xorriso.info, Node: Scripting, Next: Frontend, Prev: Emulation, Up: Op
===================================================
-no_rc
Only if used as first command line argument this option prevents
Only if used as first program argument this option prevents
reading and interpretation of startup files. See section FILES
below.
@ -3504,7 +3504,7 @@ File: xorriso.info, Node: Scripting, Next: Frontend, Prev: Emulation, Up: Op
Read quoted input from fileaddress and execute it like dialog
lines. Empty lines and lines which begin by # are ignored.
Normally one line should hold one `xorriso' command and all its
arguments. Nevertheless lines may be concatenated by a trailing
parameters. Nevertheless lines may be concatenated by a trailing
backslash.
See also section "Command processing", paragraph "Quoted input".
@ -3620,8 +3620,8 @@ File: xorriso.info, Node: Scripting, Next: Frontend, Prev: Emulation, Up: Op
append the log lines.
Problematic files can be recorded multiple times during one
program run. If the program run aborts then the list might not be
complete because some input file arguments might not have been
processed at all.
complete because some input files might not have been processed at
all.
The errfile paths are transported as messages of very low severity
"ERRFILE". This transport becomes visible with -report_about
"ALL".
@ -3672,7 +3672,7 @@ File: xorriso.info, Node: Frontend, Next: ExDevices, Prev: Scripting, Up: Op
character at the end of the output line belongs to the payload.
After another colon and a blank follows the payload text.
Example:
I:1: enter option and arguments :
I:1: enter option and parameters :
-logfile channel fileaddress
Copy output of a channel to the given file. Channel may be one of:
@ -3767,8 +3767,8 @@ $ xorriso -outdev /dev/sr2 \
Note that '/pictures/*private*' is a pattern for iso_rr_paths while
pictures/confidential/work* gets expanded by the shell with addresses
from the hard disk. Options -add and -map have different argument rules
but finally the same effect: they put files into the image.
from the hard disk. Options -add and -map have different parameter
rules but finally the same effect: they put files into the image.

File: xorriso.info, Node: ExDialog, Next: ExGrowing, Prev: ExCreate, Up: Examples
@ -4774,53 +4774,53 @@ Node: Media6151
Node: Methods8817
Node: Drives11386
Node: Extras14699
Node: Processing18416
Node: Dialog21960
Node: Options23623
Node: ArgSort25292
Node: AqDrive26767
Node: Loading29804
Node: Insert44073
Node: SetInsert53779
Node: Manip62347
Node: CmdFind71077
Node: Filter83182
Node: Writing87520
Node: SetWrite95521
Node: Bootable109826
Node: Jigdo123046
Node: Charset127292
Node: Exception130051
Node: DialogCtl136164
Node: Inquiry138751
Node: Navigate143614
Node: Verify151872
Node: Restore160539
Node: Emulation167444
Node: Scripting177249
Node: Frontend184414
Node: Examples185713
Node: ExDevices186890
Node: ExCreate187549
Node: ExDialog188831
Node: ExGrowing190094
Node: ExModifying190899
Node: ExBootable191402
Node: ExCharset191954
Node: ExPseudo192774
Node: ExCdrecord193672
Node: ExMkisofs193989
Node: ExGrowisofs195329
Node: ExException196464
Node: ExTime196918
Node: ExIncBackup197377
Node: ExRestore201363
Node: ExRecovery202323
Node: Files202893
Node: Seealso204191
Node: Bugreport204914
Node: Legal205495
Node: CommandIdx206425
Node: ConceptIdx221667
Node: Processing18417
Node: Dialog21964
Node: Options23627
Node: ArgSort25296
Node: AqDrive26771
Node: Loading29808
Node: Insert44077
Node: SetInsert53787
Node: Manip62358
Node: CmdFind71091
Node: Filter83198
Node: Writing87536
Node: SetWrite95537
Node: Bootable109842
Node: Jigdo123063
Node: Charset127309
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