NAME
cdown - query cddb database for info on a disc
SYNOPSIS
cdown
cdown [-[0..9]|-d device] [-H H] [-P P] [-V|-?|-h]
DESCRIPTION
The cdown command is a command to query the CD-ROM for track
information, use this to fetch information on this CD-ROM from the CDDB
databases (freedb.freedb.org), and then output the information in a
form suitable for cdir(1).
cdown prints the information it downloads on stdout, in a format
suitable for appending to .cdtooldb. Should there be an uncertainty as
to which CD-ROM information it should download, it prints a list of
alternatives to stderr and prompts for the user to select one.
A network connection is required for this to operate properly.
OPTIONS
-d device
specify the cdrom device
-H host
get database using HOST (def=freedb.freedb.org)
-P port
get database using PORT (def=888)
-l list available cddb hosts
-[1..9]
specify /dev/cdromN (def=/dev/cdrom)
-r output raw answer of the CDDB server
-v verbose output
-D enable runtime debugging
-V print version, exit
-[?|h] print help, exit
FILES
~/.cdtooldb - default database file.
ENVIRONMENT
CDTOOLDBPATH - colon delimited path of database files to search. It is
not necessary to specify ~/.cdtooldb, as this is automatically added to
the end of the search path.
CDTOOLDEV - device file for cd-rom, overrides compile-time defaults.
CDDBHOST - host to query, overrides compile-time default
SEE ALSO
cdir(1)
AUTHORS
Main code:
Bryon Ellacott <rodent@homer.humbug.org.au>
Enhancements:
Wade Hampton <whampton@staffnet.com>