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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>