cdtool :: cdown(1)

CDOWN(1)                         User Commands                        CDOWN(1)

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 informa-
       tion, 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  suit-
       able  for appending to .cdtooldb.  Should there be an uncertainty as to
       which CD-ROM information it should download, it prints a list of alter-
       natives to stderr and prompts for the user to select one.

       A network connection is required for this to operate properly.

OPTIONS
              -d     specify the cdrom device

              -H     get database using HOST (def=freedb.freedb.org)

              -P     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 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>

CDTOOL                           29-July-2004                         CDOWN(1)