dvd+rw-mediainfo
display DVD media information
TLDR
SYNOPSIS
dvd+rw-mediainfo device
DESCRIPTION
dvd+rw-mediainfo displays detailed information about optical media (DVD/BD) currently in the drive and the drive itself. It reports disc type, capacity, booktype, write speed, and current usage status.The output includes manufacturer information, disc state (empty, appendable, complete), and layer information for dual-layer media. This helps verify disc compatibility and available capacity before burning. It is especially useful for debugging, and its output should be included when reporting bugs in dvd+rw-tools.This program does not accept any command-line options beyond the device path.
PARAMETERS
DEVICE
DVD/BD drive device path (e.g., /dev/dvd, /dev/sr0).
CAVEATS
Requires media in drive for most info. Some information depends on drive capabilities. May need root permissions for device access.
HISTORY
dvd+rw-mediainfo is part of dvd+rw-tools, providing disc analysis capabilities essential for DVD authoring and burning on Linux systems.
SEE ALSO
dvd+rw-booktype(1), growisofs(1), cdrecord(1)
