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Human read-able man page for dvd+rw-format

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>NAME
>       dvd+rw-format - formatting and blanking DVD and BD media program.
>
>SYNOPSIS
>       dvd+rw-format        [-force[=full]]       [-lead-out|-blank[=full]]
>       [-ssa[=none|default|max|XXXm]] /dev/dvd
>
>DESCRIPTION
>       dvd+rw-format is a part of dvd+rw-tools suite and allows  to  format
>       virgin DVD+RW or BD media for the first use or blank already written
>       DVD-RW, DVD+RW and DVD+RAM media.  It  is  not  possible  to  format
>       CD-RW  by  dvd+rw-format,  you  can  use  cdrskin  or  wodim utility
>       instead, see section EXAMPLES.
>
>       A DVD-RW accepts two disc modes: the Sequential  Recording  and  the
>       Restricted  Overwrite.  If  a  DVD-RW medium is in the later one, it
>       will behave much like  DVD+RW.   By  default  DVD-RW  discs  are  in
>       Sequential  Recording mode, but can be put into Restricted Overwrite
>       mode using dvd+rw-format when no options given.
>
>       Virgin DVD-RW can be directly written without the need of a  formatâ
>       ting  operation, however a non-virgin DVD-RW in Sequential Recording
>       mode needs to be blanked before writing a new initial session. Since
>       a  DVD-RW  medium in the Restricted Overwrite mode behaves much like
>       DVD+RW, it  can be written again without prior formatting the media.
>
>       Virgin BD and DVD+RW media  need  to  be  initally  formatted  prior
>       usage.  Any-time  later, growisofs program will take care of formatâ
>       ting it automatically whenever appropriate, while further formatting
>       is not recommended, however it is possible.
>
>OPTIONS
>       -force[=full]
>              Perform  formatting  even if the medium is formatted already.
>              This is not recommended for BD and DVD+RW media,  since  they
>              need  to  be formatted only once. Use -format=full to perform
>              full (lengthy) reformat in case of DVD-RAM or (lengthy)  Full
>              Certification in case of BD-RE.
>
>       -lead-out
>              Relocates  the  lead-out  next to outermost written sector as
>              well as makes sure there is no virgin surface before it. This
>              can  make  the  medium more compatible with some DVD players.
>              Previously written data is not affected by this operation.
>
>       -blank[=full]
>              Wipe data from DVD-RW media. Blanking is  used  automatically
>              in  case  of  BD  and DVD+RW media. Use -blank=full to change
>              
>       -ssa[=none|default|max|XXXm]
>              Grow, eliminate, reset to default or  maximize  Supplementary
>              Spare Area.
>
>EXAMPLES
>       Actual  device  names  vary from one operating system to another. We
>       use /dev/dvd as a collective name or as symbolic link to the  actual
>       device  if  you wish. Under Linux it will most likely be an ide-scsi
>       device  such as "/dev/scd0." Under NetBSD/OpenBSD it  has  to  be  a
>       character  SCSI CD-ROM device such as "/dev/rcd0c." Under Solaris it
>       also  has  to  be  a  character  SCSI/ATAPI  CD-ROM   device,   e.g.
>       "/dev/rdsk/c0t1d0s2"  or  "/vol/dev/aliases/cdrom0." And likewise in
>       HP-UX, IRIX and Mac OS X...
>
>       To blank a CD-RW, you have to use another utility, e.g. wodim:
>
>               wodim blank=all -immed dev=/dev/cdrom
>
>       To blank a DVD-RW and put in the incremental sequential mode, run:
>
>               dvd+rw-format -blank=full /dev/dvd
>
>       To blank a DVD-RW and put in the Restricted Overwrite mode, run:
>
>               dvd+rw-format -force /dev/dvd
>               
>       To blank a BD or DVD+RW, run:
>
>               growisofs -Z /dev/dvd=/dev/zero
>
>       To blank a DVD+RAM, you can use:
>
>               dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/dvd
>
>       To relocate lead-out sector, run:
>
>               dvd+rw-format -lead-out /dev/dvd
>
>NOTES
>       Note that DVD+RW re-formatting procedure  does  not  substitute  for
>       blanking.  If  you  want to nullify the media, e.g. for privacy reaâ
>       sons, do it explicitly with 'growisofs -Z /dev/dvd=/dev/zero'.
>
>       When growisofs "runs into" blank Blu-ray Disc media, BD-RE or  BD-R,
>       it gets pre-formatted with minimal spare area size of 256MB.
>
>SEE ALSO
>       Most   up-to-date   information  on  dvd+rw-tools  is  available  at
>       http://fy.chalmers.se/~appro/linux/DVD+RW/.
>       
>AUTHORS
>       Andy Polyakov <appro@fy.chalmers.se> stands for programming and  on-
>       line information.
>
>       This  manpage  is  currently  maintained by Honza Horak <hhorak@redâ
>       hat.com>.
>
>LICENSE
>       dvd+rw-format is distributed under GNU GPL.
>

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