Unix in a Nutshell, 4th Edition

Name

cdrdao

Synopsis

    cdrdao command [options]toc-file

Write all content specified in description file toc-file to a CD-R disk drive in one step. This is called disk-at-once (DAO) mode , as opposed to the more commonly used track-at-once (TAO) mode . DAO mode allows you to change the length of gaps between tracks and define data to be written in these gaps (like hidden bonus tracks or track intros). The toc-file can be created by hand or generated from an existing CD using cdrdao’s read-toc command. A cue file, as generated by other audio programs, can be used instead of a TOC file. The file format for TOC files is discussed at length in the cdrdao manpage.

URL: http://cdrdao.sourceforge.net/. (cdrdao doesn’t come with Fedora Core 3, apparently because cdrecord can also do DAO recording.)

Commands

The first argument must be a command. Note that not all options are available for all commands.

blank

Blank a CD-RW disc.

copy

Copy the CD. If you use a single drive, you will be prompted to insert the CD-R after reading. An image file will be created unless you use the --on-the-fly flag and two CD drives.

discid

Print out CDDB information for a CD.

disk-info

Display information about the CD-R currently in the drive.

msinfo

Display multisession information. Useful mostly for wrapper scripts.

read-cd

Create a TOC file and read in the audio data on a CD.

read-cddb

Check a CDDB server for data about the CD represented by a given TOC file, then write that data to the TOC file as CD-TEXT data.