GENISOIMAGERC(5)                                                File Formats Manual                                               GENISOIMAGERC(5)

NAME

       genisoimagerc - startup configuration file for genisoimage

DESCRIPTION

       genisoimage(1)  searches for a configuration file in several places; it uses the first one it is able to open.  First, if the GENISOIMAGERC
       environment variable is set, its value is used as the filename; likewise for the MKISOFSRC environment variable.  Next,  genisoimage  looks
       for  files  named  .genisoimagerc or .mkisofsrc, first in the current working directory, then in the user's home directory.  Next, it looks
       for /etc/genisoimagerc.  Finally, it looks for a .genisoimagerc in the same directory as genisoimage itself is stored.

       The .genisoimagerc file contains lines of the form

              TAG=value

       where TAG is one of the settings defined below.  The case of the tag is not significant.  All settings have  command-line  equivalents;  if
       the command-line parameter is specified, it takes priority over the configuration file.

       Blank lines and lines beginning with `#' are ignored.

CONFIGURATION SETTINGS

       ABST   The  abstract  information,  typically  the  name  of  a file on the disc containing an abstract.  There is space for 37 characters.
              Equivalent to the -abstract command-line option.

       APPI   The application identifier should describe the application that will be on the disc.  There is space for 128 characters.  Equivalent
              to the -A command-line option.

       BIBL   The  bibliographic  information,  often the name of a file on the disc containing a bibliography.  There is space for 37 characters.
              Equivalent to the -biblio command-line option.

       COPY   The copyright information, typically the name of a file on the disc containing the copyright notice.  There is space for 37  charac-
              ters.  Equivalent to the -copyright command-line option.

       HFS_TYPE
              The  default  TYPE for Macintosh files. Must be exactly 4 characters.  Equivalent to the -hfs-type command-line option.  The default
              value is TEXT.

       HFS_CREATOR
              The default CREATOR for Macintosh files. Must be exactly 4 characters.  Equivalent to the  -hfs-creator  command-line  option.   The
              default value is Unix.

       PREP   This  should  describe  the preparer of the CD-ROM, usually with a mailing address and phone number.  There is space for 128 charac-
              ters.  Equivalent to the -p command-line option.

       PUBL   This should describe the publisher of the CD-ROM, usually with a mailing address and phone number.  There is space for  128  charac-
              ters.  Equivalent to the -publisher command-line option.

       SYSI   The System Identifier.  There is space for 32 characters.  Equivalent to the -sysid command-line option.

       VOLI   The Volume Identifier.  There is space for 32 characters.  Equivalent to the -V command-line option.

       VOLS   The Volume Set Name.  There is space for 128 characters.  Equivalent to the -volset command-line option.

       genisoimage can also be configured at compile time with defaults for many of these fields.  See the file defaults.h.

EXAMPLES

       The following file

              COPY=src/COPYING
              SYSI=Multics 75

       is equivalent to the genisoimage command-line parameters

              -copyright src/COPYING -sysid "Multics 75"

SEE ALSO

       genisoimage(1).

AUTHORS

       See the genisoimage(1) manual page for credits for the genisoimage program and documentation.

                                                                    13 Dec 2006                                                   GENISOIMAGERC(5)