Utility Reference
Click on a utility for documentation on its usage.
cddaplay
cddaplay takes a CD-ROM device and plays its tracks to an available audio output device such as PulseAudio or the Open Sound System.
- Options
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-h, --help
- show a list of options and exit
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-I, --interactive
- run in interactive mode; this provides a text-based GUI and allows one to operate playback via keyboard and, on some terminals, mouse control
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-o, --output=SYSTEM
- the output system to use, such as "PulseAudio" or "OSS"
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-c, --cdrom=CDROM
- the CD-ROM device to play audio from
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--shuffle
- shuffle tracks randomly before playback
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-V, --verbose=VERBOSITY
- The level of output to display. Choose between 'normal', 'quiet' and 'debug.
- Cd lookup Options
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--musicbrainz-server=HOSTNAME
- the MusicBrainz server name to query for metadata
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--musicbrainz-port=PORT
- the MusicBrainz port to query for metadata
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--no-musicbrainz
- don't query MusicBrainz for metadata
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--freedb-server=HOSTNAME
- the FreeDB server name to query for metadata
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--freedb-port=PORT
- the FreeDB port to query for metadata
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--no-freedb
- don't query FreeDB for metadata
- Playback Controls
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N / n | - | next track |
P / p | - | previous track |
Space | - | pause (non-interactive mode only) |
Esc / Q / q | - | quit |