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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
   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>



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