.TH dvd-ram-control 1 "May 2010, version 7.1"
.SH NAME
dvd-ram-control \- Control DVD-RAM disk modes and protection

.SH SYNOPSIS
.B dvd-rw\-control
[\fB\-arre\fP] [\fB\-awre\fP] [\fB\-rdonly|-rdwr\fP] /dev/dvd

.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.B dvd-ram-control
command controls DVD-RAM disk modes of block reallocations and write
protections. This utility will work only with DVD-RAM recorders.

.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.BI \-arre
Sets automatic read reallocation enabled (ARRE) bit so that automatic
reallocation of defective data blocks is used during read operation.
.TP
.BI \-awre
Sets automatic write reallocation enabled (AWRE) bit so that automatic
reallocation of defective data blocks is used during write operations.
.TP
.BI \-rdonly
Makes disc to be write protected.
.TP
.BI \-rdwr
Makes disc to be unprotected.


.SH SEE ALSO
Most up-to-date information on dvd+rw\-tools is available at
http://fy.chalmers.se/~appro/linux/DVD+RW/.
.PP
The manpage for \fBgrowisofs\fP(1), \fBdvd+rw\-booktype\fP(1),
\fBdvd+rw\-mediainfo\fP(1), \fBdvd+rw\-format\fP(1).

.SH AUTHOR
\fBdvd+rw\-booktype\fR was written by Andy Polyakov <appro@fy.chalmers.se>.