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Chapter 3: Linux Commands

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--with-cddb

Use CDDB to fetch information about the disc and save it as

CD-TEXT data. Used with the copy, read-toc, and read-cd

commands.

Examples

To find devices on the system:

cdrdao scanbus

To copy from a CD device (at 1,1,0) to a CD-R device (at 1,0,0):

cdrdao copy --source 1,1,0 --device 1,0,0 --buffers 64

cdrecord

cdrecord [general-options] dev=device [track-options]

track1,track2...

Record data or audio compact discs. This program normally

requires root access. It has a large number of options and settings.

A number of useful examples can be found in the manpage.

General options

General option flags go directly after the cdrecord command.

Options affecting the track arguments are placed after the device

argument and before the track arguments themselves. The general

options are:

--atip

Display the ATIP (Absolute Time In Pregroove) information

for a disc. Only some drives allow you to read this information.

--blank=type

Erase data from a CD-RW in one of the following ways:

help

Display a possible list of blanking methods.

all

Erase all information on the disc. May take a long time.

fast

Perform a quick erase of the disc, erasing only the PMA,

TOC, and pregap.

track

Blank a track.

unreserve

Unreserve a track previously marked as reserved.

trtail

Blank the tail of a track ...