---
name: "iso-read"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libcdio"
version: "2.4.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/iso-read"
---

# iso-read(1)

reads portions of an ISO 9660 image

## NAME

iso-read - reads portions of an ISO 9660 image

## SYNOPSIS

**iso-read** \[*OPTION*...\]

## DESCRIPTION

- **-d**, **--debug**=*INT*

  Set debugging to LEVEL.

- **-i**, **--image**=*FILE*

  Read from ISO-9660 image. This option is mandatory

- **-e**, **--extract**=*FILE*

  Extract FILE from ISO-9660 image. This option is mandatory.

- **-k**, **--ignore**

  Ignore read error(s), i.e. keep going

- **--no-header**

  Don't display header and copyright (for regression testing)

- **-o**, **--output-file**=*FILE*

  Output file. This option is mandatory.

- **-U** **--udf**

  Contents are in UDF format

- **-V**, **--version**

  display version and copyright information and exit

### Help options:

- \-?, **--help**

  Show this help message

- **--usage**

  Display brief usage message

## AUTHOR

Rocky Bernstein \<rocky@gnu.org\>

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2003-2005, 2007-2008, 2011-2015, 2017, 2025-2026 R. Bernstein\
 This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Have driver: GNU/Linux ioctl and MMC driver Have driver: cdrdao (TOC) disk image driver Have driver: bin/cuesheet disk image driver Have driver: Nero NRG disk image driver No CD-ROM device found.

## SEE ALSO

`iso-info(1)` for information about an ISO-9660 image. `cd-read(1)` to read portions of an ISO 9660 image.