Linux.com: CLI Magic: Is That CD Still Fresh? | Linux Today

Linux.com: CLI Magic: Is That CD Still Fresh?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 18, 2006

“Ever wonder if that ISO or backup CD or DVD you burned last
year is still good? This week we’ll take a look at a small
command-line utility called cdck that checks the condition of data
on the media and let you know if it’s still good.

“Grab the latest cdck tarball–0.5.1 at this writing–from the
author’s Web site, decompress it, enter the resulting subdirectory,
and chant the magic chant…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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