Red Hat ENTERPRISE LINUX 4 - STEP BY STEP GUIDE Manual

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120 Chapter 13. Diskettes and CD-ROMs13.4. Additional ResourcesThis section briefly covers several applications. Refer to the following resources for more informationabout the applications in this chapter.13.4.1. Installed Documentation• cdrecord man page — Discusses how to burn data, audio and mixed-mode CDs and DVDs. Offersall options and commands in detail, including some example commands for common CD and DVDburning tasks.• /usr/share/doc/cdrecord-<version> (where <version> is the version of cdrecordinstalled on your system) — Several documentation files are included with general usage and li-censing information.• mkisofs man page — Comprehensive detail of the utility, including some warnings about creatingcertain types of ISO images. Offers all options and commands in detail, including some examplecommands for creating common ISO image files.• /usr/share/doc/mkisofs-<version> (where <version> is the version of mkisofs in-stalled on your system) — Several documentation files are included with general usage and licens-ing information.• /usr/share/doc/dvdrecord-<version>/ (where <version> is the version ofdvdrecord installed on your system) — For users who have DVD-R(+W) devices, this set ofdocumentation helps you get started mastering DVD-ROMs for data backup and multimediapresentation.13.4.2. Useful Websites• http://freshmeat.net/projects/cdrecord/ — The cdrecord project page on Freshmeat is regularlyupdated with the newest releases, news, and user commentary.13.5. USB Flash DrivesA recent development in removable media is the USB Flash Drive. This is a small, solid-state memorydevice, normally no larger than a pen.They can be carried conveniently on a key ring, and are some-times referred to as ’USB Keys’ as a result. These small drives can contain files, directories, and evensoftware. Red Hat Enterprise Linux has the ability to use these drives through the auto-mount featuresof Nautilus.Like diskettes, USB drives are useful for carrying files between machines not on the same network,or between computers that use different operating sytems. Linux can read files from a USB driveformatted to work in Windows. However, if you encrypt the files or filesystem on your USB drive,Linux may not be able to read those files.13.5.1. Mounting your USB driveWhen you plug the drive into a USB port o your Red Hat Enterprise Linux system, several things hap-pen. Nautilus recognizes the drive and auto-mounts it to the directory /media/<manufacturer>/,where <manufacturer> is the name of the maker of your drive. Nautilus also creates an inconof the same name on your desktop. Finally, Nautilus adds a similar icon to the Computer window.