LDP/LDP/guide/docbook/abs-guide/copy-cd.sh

#!/bin/bash
# copy-cd.sh: copying a data CD

CDROM=/dev/cdrom                           # CD ROM device
OF=/home/bozo/projects/cdimage.iso         # output file
#       /xxxx/xxxxxxxx/                      Change to suit your system.
BLOCKSIZE=2048
# SPEED=10                                 # If unspecified, uses max spd.
# DEVICE=/dev/cdrom                          older version.
DEVICE="1,0,0"

echo; echo "Insert source CD, but do *not* mount it."
echo "Press ENTER when ready. "
read ready                                 # Wait for input, $ready not used.

echo; echo "Copying the source CD to $OF."
echo "This may take a while. Please be patient."

dd if=$CDROM of=$OF bs=$BLOCKSIZE          # Raw device copy.


echo; echo "Remove data CD."
echo "Insert blank CDR."
echo "Press ENTER when ready. "
read ready                                 # Wait for input, $ready not used.

echo "Copying $OF to CDR."

# cdrecord -v -isosize speed=$SPEED dev=$DEVICE $OF   # Old version.
wodim -v -isosize dev=$DEVICE $OF
# Uses Joerg Schilling's "cdrecord" package (see its docs).
# http://www.fokus.gmd.de/nthp/employees/schilling/cdrecord.html
# Newer Linux distros may use "wodim" rather than "cdrecord" ...


echo; echo "Done copying $OF to CDR on device $CDROM."

echo "Do you want to erase the image file (y/n)? "  # Probably a huge file.
read answer

case "$answer" in
[yY]) rm -f $OF
      echo "$OF erased."
      ;;
*)    echo "$OF not erased.";;
esac

echo

# Exercise:
# Change the above "case" statement to also accept "yes" and "Yes" as input.

exit 0