Making a cdimage with long file names

Kurt Wall kwall
Mon May 17 11:46:39 PDT 2004


An unnamed Administration source, Joel Hammer, wrote:
% I am making an mp3 CD. I am using mkisofs, which limits the file names
% to the 8.3 format. Is there a way to get around this limitation? It's hard
% to display :
% Beethoven_Quintet_for_Piano_and_Winds,_Op._16_1_Grave_Allegro_ma_mon_troppo_Andre_Previn,_Vienna_Wind_Soloists.mp3
% in the 8.3 format.
% mkisofs chokes on if you have many similar file names.
% Thanks,
% Joel

You need to use the option that enables Joliet extensions.

Kurt
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