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+# libisofs
+
+libisofs is a library to create an ISO-9660 filesystem with extensions
+like Rock Ridge or Joliet. It is also a full featured ISO-9660 editor,
+allowing you to modify an ISO image or multisession disc, including file
+addition/removal, change of file names and attributes, etc.
+
+ISO-9660 images can be made bootable from CD, DVD, or BD via an El Torito
+boot record and appropriate boot image files from boot managers like GRUB,
+ISOLINUX, or system specific boot loaders. It is also possible to install
+a Master Boot Record and a GUID Partition Table for hard-disk-like media,
+e.g. USB memory sticks. Additional to PC BIOS and UEFI, some other more
+exotic boot sector types are supported.
+For an overview of boot record combinations see
+[wiki page about xorriso -report_system_area](ReportSystemArea).
+
+If desired,the MBR can bear a first partition with non-zero start address.
+In this case, the image bears a second superblock and file tree which
+can be used to mount the image from the device file of the first partition.
+See [Partition Offset](PartitionOffset).
+
+libisofs supports the extension [AAIP](Aaip) which can store ACLs and xattr
+in ISO-9660 filesystems.
+If linked with zlib then it supports [zisofs compression](Zisofs) which is
+transparently uncompressed by some Linux kernels. It is possible to have
+data file content compressed to gzip format or to have it filtered by
+an external process.
+
+## Source Code
+
+The code is maintained in a [git](https://git-scm.com/) repository at
+[Lovely HQ](https://dev.lovelyhq.com/). You can download it with:
+```
+git clone https://dev.lovelyhq.com/libburnia/libisofs.git
+```
+
+
+### Applications
+
+[libisoburn](Libisoburn):
+ emulates ISO 9660 multi-session on overwriteable media,
+coordinates libisofs and libburn. 
+
+[xorriso](Xorriso):
+ creates, loads, manipulates and writes ISO 9660 filesystem images
+with Rock Ridge extensions.
+
+[xfburn](http://goodies.xfce.org/projects/applications/xfburn):
+ is an easy to use burning software for the Xfce desktop environment
+(but will work with others).