MOUNT DVD CLI

How to Mount a DVD Using the Command Line

A DVD drive is a device. Devices in Linux are treated the same way as other objects and are listed as files.

1. Use the cd command to go to the /dev folder as follows:
   

   cd /dev

2. Use the ls command and the less command to get a listing.
   

   ls -lt | less
3. Look through the listing to find the following two lines:
   

   cdrom -> sr0
   dvd -> sr0

   This indicates that both the CD-ROM and DVD link to sr0. You can mount either a DVD or cd using the same command.
   
4. Before you can use the mount command to mount a DVD or CD, you need somewhere to mount the DVD. To do this, navigate to the /media/ folder using the following command:
   

   cd /media
5. Create a folder to mount the DVD into.
   

   sudo mkdir mydvd

6. Mount the DVD using the following command:
   

   sudo mount /dev/sr0 /media/mydvd
7. When the DVD mounts, navigate to the /media/mydvd folder and perform a directory listing in the terminal window.
   

cd /media/mydvd
ls -lt

How to Unmount the DVD Using the Command Line

To unmount the DVD, run the following command:

sudo umount /dev/sr0

How to Eject a DVD Using the Command Line

To eject the DVD using the command line, use the following command:

sudo eject /dev/sr0

Summary

In most cases, you'll use the graphical tools to navigate and play the contents of DVDs. However, if you're using a computer without a graphical display, manually mount the DVD.