NAME

       whipper - A CD ripping utility focusing on accuracy over speed

SYNOPSIS

       whipper [subcommand]
       whipper [-R] [-v] [-h] [-e {never failure success always}]

DESCRIPTION

       whipper is a CD ripping utility focusing on accuracy over speed that
       supports multiple features. As such, whipper:

       * Detects correct read offset (in samples)
       * Detects whether ripped media is a CD-R
       * Has ability to defeat cache of drives
       * Performs Test & Copy rips
       * Verifies rip accuracy using the AccurateRip database
       * Uses MusicBrainz for metadata lookup
       * Supports reading the pre-emphasis flag embedded into some CDs (and
         correctly tags the resulting rip)
       * Detects and rips non digitally silent Hidden Track One Audio (HTOA)
       * Provides batch ripping capabilities
       * Provides templates for file and directory naming
       * Supports lossless encoding of ripped audio tracks (FLAC)
       * Allows extensibility through external logger plugins

OPTIONS

       -h | --help
         Show this help message and exit

       -e | --eject  never failure success always
         When to eject disc (default: success)

       -c | --drive-auto-close True False
         Whether to auto close the drive's tray before reading a CD
         (default: True)

       -R | --record
         Record API requests for playback

       -v | --version
         Show version information

SUBCOMMANDS

       whipper gives you a tree of subcommands to work with, namely:

       * accurip
       * cd
       * drive
       * image
       * mblookup
       * offset

       For more details on these subcommands, see their respective man pages.

BUGS

       Bugs can be reported to your distribution's bug tracker or upstream
       at https://github.com/whipper-team/whipper/issues.

SEE ALSO

       whipper-accurip(1),        whipper-cd(1),        whipper-drive(1),       whipper-image(1),
       whipper-mblookup(1), whipper-offset(1)

AUTHOR

       Louis-Philippe Véronneau

                                               2020                                    WHIPPER(1)