[arch-general] mkisofs question

[Joerg Schilling]

gt <static.vortex at gmx.com> wrote:

> On Sat, Mar 31, 2012 at 06:18:33PM -0400, Jude DaShiell wrote:
> > Can any options be used with mkisofs to tell it if an single image will 
> > have a size larger than 1 dvd can hold, make as many additional images as 
> > necessary so that everything will fit on more than a single dvd?
>  
> From the mkisofs manpage:
>
> -split-output
>
> Split the output image into several files of approximately 1 GB.

This was a solution for the days when not all OS have been large file aware.

It definitely does not help to split data across more than one media.

Jörg

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