Creating metadata sidecar XML

Table of Contents Command description Command usage Examples Operating system support

Command description

This operation will analyze a media dump, and if the format is recognized, create a CICM XML metadata sidecar with all information that can be automatically get about it, as well as all supported checksum algorithms.

Command usage

DiscImageChef create-sidecar -b [block size] -d [true/false] -e [encoding] -i <dump> -t tape [true/false] -v [true/false]

-b, --block-size=[block size] used only for tapes, indicates fixed block size in bytes. File in dump folder not multiple of this value will be ignored (default 512)
-d, --debug=[true/false] shows debug output (default false)
-e, --encoding=[encoding] sets which encoding is used by the contents of the media dump (default varies by filesystem)
-i, --input=<dump> path to the media dump image
-t, --tape=[true/false] indicates that dump points to a folder containing alphabetically sorted files extracted from a linear block-based tape with fixed block size (e.g. a SCSI streaming device) (default false)
-v, --verbose=[true/false] shows verbose output (default false)

Examples

DiscImageChef create-sidecar -i mydisc.cue
DiscImageChef create-sidecar -i mytapedir -t -b 1024
DiscImageChef create-sidecar -i "My japanese software.img" -e shift_jis

Operating system support

FreeBSD	Yes
macOS	Yes
Linux	Yes
Windows	Yes