Copying DVDs from the command line

Would you like to store a backup of your DVD collection to disk? Here is how, using vobcopy, a lossless copy:

#vobcopy [--large-file] [-verbose] [-input-dir DVD_DEVICE]

Example:

#vobcopy -l -v -i /dev/dvd

Writing ISO files from the commandline

Maybe you want to rip a data CD or DVD into an ISO formatted file. Here is how to do it from the command line:

$wodim -v dev=<device> [speed] <trackName.iso>

For example:

$wodim -v dev=/dev/scd0 speed=4 puppy-3.01-seamonkey.iso