From: "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbac...@gmx.net> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2024 23:35:31 +0200 > I am working on a solution for your non-unique volume id situation > by optionally referring to modification timestamps. > A new command -toc_info_type can switch -toc away from showing volume ids: > > $ xorriso -indev /dev/sr0 -toc_info_type mtime -toc > xorriso 1.5.7 : RockRidge filesystem manipulator, libburnia project. > ... > Media current: DVD+RW > ... > Volume id : 'HOME_Z_2024_06_27_225526' > ... > TOC layout : Idx , sbsector , Size , Modification Time > ISO session : 1 , 32 , 1240808s , 2024.06.20.232334 > ISO session : 2 , 1240864 , 29797s , 2024.06.21.220651 > ISO session : 3 , 1270688 , 20484s , 2024.06.23.225019 > ISO session : 4 , 1291200 , 28928s , 2024.06.24.224429 > ISO session : 5 , 1320128 , 21352s , 2024.06.25.223943 > ISO session : 6 , 1341504 , 30352s , 2024.06.26.223934 > ISO session : 7 , 1371872 , 29023s , 2024.06.27.225617 > Media summary: 7 sessions, 1400744 data blocks, 2736m data, 1746m free > > This is a zisofs compressed backup which happens every evening except > saturdays. > Note the time difference between 2024_06_27_225526 and 2024.06.27.225617. > These 51 seconds where spent between program start and begin of writing. > > This program enhancement is already committed to git. > In a few days there will be a new GNU xorriso 1.5.7 tarball, which is > easy to build and to test without any danger of frankendebianing.
Thanks Thomas. Ideally I should find time to follow your suggestions but already overcommitted to volunteer activities. I might have to wait until -toc_info_type is in a Debian release. Thx, ... P. -- VoIP: +1 604 670 0140 work: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/User:PeterEasthope