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 "id": "iso-image",
 "name": "ISO image",
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   "iso",
   "isoimg",
   "cdr",
   "toast",
   "dmg",
   "bin",
   "img"
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   "fmt/468",
   "fmt/1757",
   "fmt/1741",
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   "fmt/1740"
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   }
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    "name": "ISO Disk Image File",
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     }
    ]
   }
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   "writes": false,
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   "open_source": true
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   "writes": false,
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   "name": "Zipeg",
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   "name": "File Formats Wiki",
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   "kaitai",
   "pronom",
   "wikidata"
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 },
 "updated": "2026-10-24",
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  {
   "engine": "kaitai",
   "url": "https://github.com/kaitai-io/kaitai_struct_formats/blob/master/filesystem/iso9660.ksy",
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  }
 ],
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 "verification": []
}