3 Ways to Create an ISO image file from a Directory in Linux with Genisoimage

3 Ways to Create an ISO image file from a Directory in Linux:

*NOTES:

- Where output.iso is the iso image file name you want to name your iso to be, and input_directory/ your folder to create the iso from.

- the $ sign at the start of the command is to signify the terminal's prompt, no need to type this in.

1.) Creating an ISO image file from a Directory in Linux with Genisoimage:

Navigate in your CLI to the desired path where your directory you want to create an image file out of is:

$ genisoimage -r -J -o output.iso input_directory/

- You need to have genisoimage installed. 

2.) Creating an ISO image file from a Directory in Linux with Mkisofs:

$ mkisofs -J -o output.iso input_directory/

- You need to have mkisofs installed. 

3.) Creating an ISO image file from a directory in Linux with dd/diskdump:

$ dd if=/path-to-dir/ of=path-to-output/file.iso

* Though, I do prefer using genisoimage for this task.