copying video dvds

2013-08-06 Thread smcg4191
I generally mount and then use "cp" to copy my video dvds to hard disk for convenience. 99% of the time this works fine and the resulting directory is playable by vlc, etc. However occasionally I'll get an "Input/output error" when copying a disc that vlc played fine and, unsurprisingly, there a

Re: copying video dvds

2013-08-14 Thread smcg4191
On 08/06/2013 06:24 PM, Jorge Fábregas wrote: > On 08/06/2013 08:19 PM, smcg4...@frii.com wrote: >> Is there some way or tool that will make a copy of the dvd >> using (or at last preserving in the copy so that vlc can use) > > Install "dvdbackup" and use it like this: > > dvdbackup -i /dev/dvd

Re: grep by paragraph

2013-08-30 Thread smcg4191
On 08/30/2013 02:50 AM, Timothy Murphy wrote: > Is there an option for grep, or some similar program, > that will print out a whole paragraph - > defined as the section between two blank lines - > containing a given word or phrase? > > Such as the above 4 lines. > If not, can anyone suggest a simp