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NAME
       dvd+rw-format - format DVD+-RW/-RAM disk

SYNOPSIS
       dvd+rw-format [-force[=full]] [-lead-out | -blank[=full]] [-ssa[=none |
       default | max]] /dev/dvd

DESCRIPTION
       The dvd+rw-format command formats dvd disk in the specified  dvd  drive
       (e.g. /dev/dvd).

OPTIONS
       -force[=full]
              This forces to format dvd as new while wiping any existing data.

       -blank[=full]
              This blanks dvd while changing to sequential mode.

       -lead-out
              This  relocates the lead-out next to outermost written sector as
              well as makes sure there is no virgin surface before it.  Previ-
              ously written data is not affected by this operation. Useful for
              addressing DVD-ROM  compatibility,  or  playability  of  already
              recorded media in legacy units.

SEE ALSO
       Most   up-to-date   information   on   dvd+rw-tools   is  available  at
       http://fy.chalmers.se/~appro/linux/DVD+RW/.

       The  manpage  for   genisofs(8),   growisofs(1),   dvd+rw-mediainfo(1),
       dvd+rw-booktype(1).

AUTHOR
       dvd+rw-format  was  written  by  Andy  Polyakov <appro@fy.chalmers.se>.
       This manual page was written by Osamu Aoki <osamu@debian.org>  for  the
       Debian project.

                                September 2004                dvd+rw-format(1)

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