gendisc 0.0.4

Generate disk file paths for mkisofs that fit on certain size discs.

gendisc

Generate disk file paths for mkisofs that fit on certain size discs.

Installation

Poetry

poetry add gendisc

Pip

pip install gendisc

Usage

Usage: gendisc [OPTIONS] PATH

  Make a file listing filling up discs.

Options:
  --cross-fs                  Allow crossing file systems.
  -D, --drive FILE            Drive path.
  -d, --debug                 Enable debug logging.
  -i, --starting-index INDEX  Index to start with (defaults to 1).  [x>=1]
  -o, --output-dir DIRECTORY  Output directory. Will be created if it does not
                              exist.
  -p, --prefix TEXT           Prefix for volume ID and files.
  -r, --delete                Unlink instead of sending to trash.
  -h, --help                  Show this message and exit.

The output is a series of shell scripts (1 for each disc) that do the following:

• Generate the ISO image with mkisofs for the current set.
• Save a SHA256 sum of the image for verification.
• Save a tree listing for later use (tree must be installed).
• Save a file listing via find for later use.
• Requests to insert a blank disc.
• Uses cdrecord to burn (currently set to burn at 4x speed).
• Ejects and re-inserts the disc.
• Verifies the disc.
• Deletes the source files or sends them to the bin.
• Ejects the disc.
• Requests to move the disc to a label printer.
• If you have GIMP installed, open it to the printer dialogue.

If you have mogrify (ImageMagick) and Inkscape installed, a label will be generated. This can be then opened in a tool that can have your printer (such as an Epson XP-7100) print to disc (GIMP). The image should be ready for printing (under Image Settings you should see it is exactly 12 cm at DPI 600).

Many of the steps above can be skipped by passing flags to the script. Currently the script supports these options:

Usage: script.sh [-h] [-G] [-K] [-k] [-O] [-s] [-S] [-V]
All flags default to no.
  -h: Show this help message.
  -G: Do not open GIMP on completion (if label file exists).
  -K: Keep ISO image after burning.
  -k: Keep source files after burning.
  -O: Only create ISO image.
  -s: Skip clean-up of .directory files.
  -S: Skip ejecting tray for blank disc (assume already inserted).
  -V: Skip verification of burnt disc.