Want to know the IMAGE LABEL of my ISO file

January 18th, 2010 | by RoarinPenguin |

This is something not so easy to find on the internet, and once again Linux shows its immense power in the simplest way: CLI.

Question: I have a .ISO file representing the image of a DVD and I want to know the LABEL of that DVD.

Answer: Issue the command

dd if=/<path>/filename.iso bs=1 skip=32808 count=32

on whatever Linux terminal.

For example, here’s what is returned for a backup copy of DVD I legally own:

Input command:
dd if=Natale\ in\ Casa\ Muppets.iso bs=1 skip=32808 count=32

Output:
MUPPETS_CHRISTMAS_CAROL         32+0 records in
32+0 records out
32 bytes (32 B) copied, 0.00129793 s, 24.7 kB/s

Enjoy!


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