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NAME

       isosize - outputs the length of an iso9660 file system

SYNOPSIS

       isosize [-x] [-d <num>] <iso9660_image_file>...

DESCRIPTION

       This  command  outputs  the  length  of  an iso9660 file system that is
       contained in given file. That file may be a  normal  file  or  a  block
       device  (e.g. /dev/hdd or /dev/sr0). In the absence of any switches (or
       errors) it will output the size of the iso9660 file  system  in  bytes.
       This can now be a large number (>> 4 GB).

       -x     output  in  humanly  readable form the block count and the block
              size. Output uses the term "sectors" for "blocks".

       -d <num>
              only has affect when -x is not given. The number output  (if  no
              errors)  is the iso9660 file size in bytes divided by <num>.  So
              if <num> is the block size then the output number  will  be  the
              block count.

       The  size  of  the file (or block device) holding a iso9660 file system
       can be marginally larger than the  actual  size  of  the  iso9660  file
       system.  One reason for this is that cd writers are allowed to add "run
       out" sectors at the end of a iso9660 image.