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CDDB-TOOL(1)						      General Commands Manual						      CDDB-TOOL(1)

NAME

       cddb-tool - Get CDDB information

SYNOPSIS

       cddb-tool parse file [-i|-d|-a|-t] [num|-c|-p]

       cddb-tool template disc-id tracks

       cddb-tool send [file] address

       cddb-tool query server user host disc-id tracks

       cddb-tool read server user host disc-id genre

       cddb-tool help

DESCRIPTION

       cddb-tool is a backend tool for abcde. It is passed information from cd-discid and uses it look up the CD title, artist, and track informa-
       tion on the cddb database (http://freedb.freedb.org) on the internet.

COMMANDS

       parse [file] option

       Get data out of a cddb file (use "-" for stdin).  Options (use one and only one):

	      id     prints disc id

	      album  prints album title

	      track num
		     prints title of track num

	      artist prints artist

	      category
		     prints category

	      cddbgenre
		     synonym for category

	      all    parse file and dumps to stdout in a form sourceable by the shell

       send [file] address

       Mails file file (or stdin of no file specified) to specified address, using correct format.  Category should be one  of	blues,	classical,
       country, data, folk, jazz, newage, reggae, rock, soundtrack, misc.

       template [disc-id] [tracks]

       Generates a template (empty) cddb file to stdout.  The command line should be essentially the output of cd-discid.

       query [server] [user] [host] [disc-id] [tracks]

       Looks  up  disc on server (should be of form "http://host/cddb/cddb.cgi") remainder of command line is in the same form as that returned by
       the cd-discid program. Uses wget, so if you need to use a proxy then just configure wget to do so. user and host will be used for identify-
       ing ourselves to the CDDB server. Outputs response code and entries with matching CDDB entries, if successful, from the CDDB server.

       read [server] [user] [host] [disc-id] [genre]

       Dumps  CDDB  entry to stdout. File will contain an extra #CATEGORY= line, which leaves it a valid CDDB file but which will be recognized by
       parse and send commands. Uses wget, so if you need to use a proxy then just configure wget to do so. user and host will be used for identi-
       fying ourselves to the CDDB server.

       help

       Prints usage information.

AUTHOR

       Nathaniel Smith <njs@uclink4.berkeley.edu>, maintained as part of abcde by Robert Woodcock <rcw@debian.org>. Manual page compiled from help
       information by Robert Woodcock.

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cddb-slave2-properties(1)					   User Commands					 cddb-slave2-properties(1)

NAME

       cddb-slave2-properties - modify CD database preferences

SYNOPSIS

       cddb-slave2-properties [gnome-std-options]

DESCRIPTION

       The  cddb-slave2-properties tool enables you to configure a CD database that can be queried by your system. A CD database contains informa-
       tion about CDs, such as the name of the artist, the title, and the track list. When an application plays a CD, the  application	can  query
       the CD database to obtain information about the CD, and then display the information.

OPTIONS

       The following options are supported:

       gnome-std-optionStandard options available for use with most GNOME applications. See gnome-std-options(5) for more information.

EXAMPLES

       Example 1: Launching the CD Database preference tool

       example% cddb-slave2-properties

EXIT STATUS

       The following exit values are returned:

       0	Application exited successfully

       >0	Application exited with failure

FILES

       The following files are used by this application:

       /usr/bin/cddb-slave2-proThetcommand-line executable for the application.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWgnome-freedb-libs	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface stability	     |External			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       CD Player Manual

       Latest version of the GNOME Desktop User Guide for your platform.

       gnome-cd(1), gnome-control-center(1), gnome-std-options(5)

NOTES

       Written by Glynn Foster, Sun Microsystems  Inc., 2003.

SunOS 5.10							    2 Oct 2003						 cddb-slave2-properties(1)
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