Usage: mkisofs [options] [-find] file... [find expression] Options: -find file... [find expr.] Option separator: Use find command line to the right -posix-H Follow symbolic links encountered on command line -posix-L Follow all symbolic links -posix-P Do not follow symbolic links (default) -abstract FILE Set Abstract filename -A ID, -appid ID Set Application ID -biblio FILE Set Bibliographic filename -cache-inodes Cache inodes (needed to detect hard links) -rrip110 Create old Rock Ridge V 1.10 -rrip112 Create new Rock Ridge V 1.12 (default) -no-cache-inodes Do not cache inodes (if filesystem has no unique unides) -check-oldnames Check all imported ISO9660 names from old session -check-session FILE Check all ISO9660 names from previous session -copyright FILE Set Copyright filename -debug Set debug flag -b FILE, -eltorito-boot FILE Set El Torito boot image name -eltorito-alt-boot Start specifying alternative El Torito boot parameters -B FILES, -sparc-boot FILES Set sparc boot image names -sunx86-boot FILES Set sunx86 boot image names -G FILE, -generic-boot FILE Set generic boot image name -sparc-label label text Set sparc boot disk label -sunx86-label label text Set sunx86 boot disk label -c FILE, -eltorito-catalog FILE Set El Torito boot catalog name -C PARAMS, -cdrecord-params PARAMS Magic paramters from cdrecord -d, -omit-period Omit trailing periods from filenames (violates ISO9660) -dir-mode mode Make the mode of all directories this mode. -D, -disable-deep-relocation Disable deep directory relocation (violates ISO9660) -file-mode mode Make the mode of all plain files this mode. -f, -follow-links Follow symbolic links -gid gid Make the group owner of all files this gid. -graft-points Allow to use graft points for filenames -root DIR Set root directory for all new files and directories -old-root DIR Set root directory in previous session that is searched for files -help Print option help -hide GLOBFILE Hide ISO9660/RR file -hide-list FILE File with list of ISO9660/RR files to hide -hidden GLOBFILE Set hidden attribute on ISO9660 file -hidden-list FILE File with list of ISO9660 files with hidden attribute -hide-joliet GLOBFILE Hide Joliet file -hide-joliet-list FILE File with list of Joliet files to hide -hide-joliet-trans-tbl Hide TRANS.TBL from Joliet tree -hide-rr-moved Rename RR_MOVED to .rr_moved in Rock Ridge tree -gui Switch behaviour for GUI -input-charset CHARSET Local input charset for file name conversion -output-charset CHARSET Output charset for file name conversion -iso-level LEVEL Set ISO9660 conformance level (1..3) or 4 for ISO9660 version 2 -J, -joliet Generate Joliet directory information -joliet-long Allow Joliet file names to be 103 Unicode characters -jcharset CHARSET Local charset for Joliet directory information -l, -full-iso9660-filenames Allow full 31 character filenames for ISO9660 names -max-iso9660-filenames Allow 37 character filenames for ISO9660 names (violates ISO9660) -allow-leading-dots Allow ISO9660 filenames to start with '.' (violates ISO9660) -ldots Allow ISO9660 filenames to start with '.' (violates ISO9660) -nolimit-pathtables Allow creation of images with more than 65535 directories (violates ISO9660) -ignore-changed-files Do not abort if file sizes change after directory scan -log-file LOG_FILE Re-direct messages to LOG_FILE -m GLOBFILE, -exclude GLOBFILE Exclude file name -exclude-list FILE File with list of file names to exclude -pad Pad output to a multiple of 32k (default) -no-pad Do not pad output to a multiple of 32k -M FILE, -prev-session FILE Set path to previous session to merge -dev SCSIdev Set path to previous session to merge -N, -omit-version-number Omit version number from ISO9660 filename (violates ISO9660) -new-dir-mode mode Mode used when creating new directories. -force-rr Inhibit automatic Rock Ridge detection for previous session -no-rr Inhibit reading of Rock Ridge attributes from previous session -no-split-symlink-components Inhibit splitting symlink components -no-split-symlink-fields Inhibit splitting symlink fields -o FILE, -output FILE Set output file name -path-list FILE File with list of pathnames to process -p PREP, -preparer PREP Set Volume preparer -print-size Print estimated filesystem size and exit -publisher PUB Set Volume publisher -quiet Run quietly -r, -rational-rock Generate rationalized Rock Ridge directory information -R, -rock Generate Rock Ridge directory information -s TYPE, -sectype TYPE Set output sector type to e.g. data/xa1/raw -sort FILE Sort file content locations according to rules in FILE -split-output Split output into files of approx. 1GB size -stream-file-name FILE_NAME Set the stream file ISO9660 name (incl. version) -stream-media-size # Set the size of your CD media in sectors -sysid ID Set System ID -T, -translation-table Generate translation tables for systems that don't understand long filenames -table-name TABLE_NAME Translation table file name -ucs-level LEVEL Set Joliet UCS level (1..3) -udf Generate UDF file system -dvd-video Generate DVD-Video compliant UDF file system -uid uid Make the owner of all files this uid. -U, -untranslated-filenames Allow Untranslated filenames (for HPUX & AIX - violates ISO9660). Forces -l, -d, -N, -allow-leading-dots, -relaxed-filenames, -allow-lowercase, -allow-multidot -relaxed-filenames Allow 7 bit ASCII except lower case characters (violates ISO9660) -no-iso-translate Do not translate illegal ISO characters '~', '-' and '#' (violates ISO9660) -allow-lowercase Allow lower case characters in addition to the current character set (violates ISO9660) -allow-multidot Allow more than one dot in filenames (e.g. .tar.gz) (violates ISO9660) -use-fileversion LEVEL Use file version # from filesystem -v, -verbose Verbose -version Print the current version -V ID, -volid ID Set Volume ID -volset ID Set Volume set ID -volset-size # Set Volume set size -volset-seqno # Set Volume set sequence number -x FILE, -old-exclude FILE Exclude file name(depreciated) -hard-disk-boot Boot image is a hard disk image -no-emul-boot Boot image is 'no emulation' image -no-boot Boot image is not bootable -boot-load-seg # Set load segment for boot image -boot-load-size # Set numbers of load sectors -boot-info-table Patch boot image with info table -XA Generate XA directory attruibutes -xa Generate rationalized XA directory attruibutes -z, -transparent-compression Enable transparent compression of files -hfs-type TYPE Set HFS default TYPE -hfs-creator CREATOR Set HFS default CREATOR -g, -apple Add Apple ISO9660 extensions -h, -hfs Create ISO9660/HFS hybrid -map MAPPING_FILE Map file extensions to HFS TYPE/CREATOR -magic FILE Magic file for HFS TYPE/CREATOR -probe Probe all files for Apple/Unix file types -mac-name Use Macintosh name for ISO9660/Joliet/RockRidge file name -no-mac-files Do not look for Unix/Mac files (depreciated) -boot-hfs-file FILE Set HFS boot image name -part Generate HFS partition table -cluster-size SIZE Cluster size for PC Exchange Macintosh files -auto FILE Set HFS AutoStart file name -no-desktop Do not create the HFS (empty) Desktop files -hide-hfs GLOBFILE Hide HFS file -hide-hfs-list FILE List of HFS files to hide -hfs-volid HFS_VOLID Volume name for the HFS partition -icon-position Keep HFS icon position -root-info FILE finderinfo for root folder -input-hfs-charset CHARSET Local input charset for HFS file name conversion -output-hfs-charset CHARSET Output charset for HFS file name conversion -hfs-unlock Leave HFS Volume unlocked -hfs-bless FOLDER_NAME Name of Folder to be blessed -hfs-parms PARAMETERS Comma separated list of HFS parameters -prep-boot FILE PReP boot image file -- up to 4 are allowed -chrp-boot Add CHRP boot header --cap Look for AUFS CAP Macintosh files --netatalk Look for NETATALK Macintosh files --double Look for AppleDouble Macintosh files --ethershare Look for Helios EtherShare Macintosh files --exchange Look for PC Exchange Macintosh files --sgi Look for SGI Macintosh files --macbin Look for MacBinary Macintosh files --single Look for AppleSingle Macintosh files --ushare Look for IPT UShare Macintosh files --xinet Look for XINET Macintosh files --dave Look for DAVE Macintosh files --sfm Look for SFM Macintosh files --osx-double Look for MacOS X AppleDouble Macintosh files --osx-hfs Look for MacOS X HFS Macintosh files --heliosutf8 Look for HELIOS UTF-8 files -no-hfs Do not create ISO9660/HFS hybrid -create-udfsymlinks Create symbolic links on UDF image Additional help for "mkisofs -find --help": -H follow symbolic links encountered on command line -L follow all symbolic links * -P do not follow symbolic links (default) * -help Print this help. * -version Print version number. Operators in decreasing precedence: ( ) group an expression !, -a, -o negate a primary (unary NOT), logical AND, logical OR Primaries: * -acl TRUE if the file has additional ACLs defined -atime # TRUE if st_atime is in specified range * -chgrp gname/gid always TRUE, sets st_gid to gname/gid * -chmod mode/onum always TRUE, sets permissions to mode/onum * -chown uname/uid always TRUE, sets st_uid to uname/uid -ctime # TRUE if st_ctime is in specified range -depth evaluate directory content before directory (always TRUE) * -dostat Do not do stat optimization (always TRUE) -exec program [argument ...] \; -exec program [argument ...] {} + * -false always FALSE * -follow outdated: follow all symbolic links (always TRUE) * -fstype type TRUE if st_fstype matches type -group gname/gid TRUE if st_gid matches gname/gid * -inum # TRUE if st_ino is in specified range * -linkedto path TRUE if the file is linked to path -links # TRUE if st_nlink is in specified range * -lname glob TRUE if symlink name matches shell glob * -local TRUE if st_fstype does not match remote fs types * -lpat pattern TRUE if symlink name matches pattern * -ls list files similar to 'ls -ilds' (always TRUE) * -maxdepth # descend at most # directory levels (always TRUE) * -mindepth # start tests at directory level # (always TRUE) -mtime # TRUE if st_mtime is in specified range -name glob TRUE if path component matches shell glob -newer file TRUE if st_mtime newer then mtime of file -newerXY file TRUE if [acm]time (X) newer then [acm]time (Y) of file -nogroup TRUE if not in group database -nouser TRUE if not in user database -ok program [argument ...] \; * -pat pattern TRUE if path component matches pattern * -path glob TRUE if full path matches shell glob -perm mode/onum TRUE if symbolic/octal permission matches * -ppat pattern TRUE if full path matches pattern -print print file names line separated to stdout (always TRUE) * -printnnl print file names space separated to stdout (always TRUE) -prune do not descent current directory (always TRUE) -size # TRUE if st_size is in specified range * -sparse TRUE if file appears to be sparse * -true always TRUE -type c TRUE if file type matches, c is from (b c d D e f l p s) -user uname/uid TRUE if st_uid matches uname/uid * -xattr TRUE if the file has extended attributes -xdev, -mount restrict search to current filesystem (always TRUE) Primaries marked with '*' are POSIX extensions. If path is omitted, '.' is used. If expression is omitted, -print is used.