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; like-
       wise 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 config-
       uration 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.	Equiv-
	      alent 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  charac-
	      ters.  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
	      characters.  Equivalent to the -copyright command-line option.

       HFS_TYPE
	      The  default TYPE for Macintosh files. Must be exactly 4 charac-
	      ters.  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 char-
	      acters.  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	 char-
	      acters.  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	 char-
	      acters.  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.	Equiv-
	      alent 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 pro-
       gram and documentation.



				  13 Dec 2006		      GENISOIMAGERC(5)