NAME
cddbcmd - Connect to a CDDB server site and execute a simple CDDB
server command.
SYNOPSIS
cddbcmd [-m mode] [-p proxyhost[:port]] [-h serverhost[:port]] [-c
cgipath] [-l level] [-d] command ...
DESCRIPTION
The cddbcmd utility is a simple shell command interface to the CDDB (CD
database) server. CDDB protocol commands can be sent via cddbcmd.
Output from CDDB protocol commands are stripped of the status code line
and then displayed on standard output. Input to CDDB protocol commands
are read from standard input. Both the CDDBP or HTTP mode of CDDB
server connection styles are supported. In order to use this utility,
your system must be connected to the Internet, and DNS (domain name
service) must be functional.
OPTIONS
cddbcmd supports the following options:
-m mode
Specifies the mode of CDDB server connection. The mode must be
either cddbp or http. The default is cddbp.
-p proxyhost[:port]
If a proxy server must be used, this option specifies the proxy
server host to connect to. The optional port argument specifies
the port number, The default is port 80. This option is
meaningful only when used in http mode.
-h serverhost[:port]
Specifies the CDDB server host to connect to. The default is
freedb.freedb.org The optional port argument specifies the port
number, The default is port 888 for cddbp, and port 80 for
http.
-c cgipath
If http mode is used, this option specifies the path to the CDDB
server CGI program. The default is /~cddb/cddb.cgi
-l level
This specifies the CDDB protocol level to use. The default
level is 3.
-d Enable debugging diagnostics.
command
The CDDB server command string to send to the server. Here is a
non-exhaustive list of such commands:
motd
sites
stat
log
whom
proto (cddbp only)
help
cddb lscat
cddb query
cddb read
Some of these commands require additional arguments. Please
consult the CDDB Specifications for details about CDDB server
commands. The specifications are available on the CDDB web
site: http://www.cddb.com/
SEE ALSO
xmcd(1), cda(1), wm2xmcd(1),
Xmcd web site: http://metalab.unc.edu/tkan/xmcd/
CDDB web site: http://www.cddb.com/
FreeDB web site: http://www.freedb.org/
AUTHOR
Ti Kan (ti@amb.org)
AMB Research Laboratories, Sunnyvale, CA, U.S.A.
Comments, suggestions, and bug reports are always welcome.