wodim

Command (aliased as cdrecord on some systems) for recording data to CDs or DVDs. Some invocations of wodim can cause destructive actions, such as erasing all the data on a disc. More information: https://manned.org/wodim.

• Display optical drives available to wodim:

wodim --devices

• Record (“burn”) an audio-only disc:

wodim dev=/dev/optical_drive -audio track*.cdaudio

• Burn a file to a disc, ejecting the disc once done (some recorders require this):

wodim -eject dev=/dev/optical_drive -data file.iso

• Burn a file to the disc in an optical drive, potentially writing to multiple discs in succession:

wodim -tao dev=/dev/optical_drive -data file.iso