cdrdao

Record CDs in Disk-At-Once mode

Runs as cdrdao|macOS, Linux, Windows|cdrdao.sourceforge.net

Command form

ai-draft · 2 tasks · 8 fields

Run one cdrdao command (such as read-cd, write, copy or disk-info) against a drive and optional toc-file. Driver, session and paranoia options are left out.

Opens the form; the finished command lands at your prompt, unrun

Run in Otty

otty gui cdrdao

Read, write or inspect a CDExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Command*

read-cdenum

TOC file*

file

Device

string

Data file

file

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

Copy a CD to an image

commanddevicedatafiletoc_file

Write a CD from a toc-file

commanddevicespeedsimulateejecttoc_file

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Command

enum · positional 0

show-toctoc-infotoc-sizeread-tocread-cdread-cddbshow-dataread-testdisk-infodiscidmsinfodrive-info

TOC file

Needed by commands that read or write a toc-file; copy and scanbus do not use one.
path · positional 1

Device

SCSI/ATAPI address such as 0,2,0 or a device node.
string

--device

Data file

path

--datafile

Speed

integer

--speed

Simulate only

boolean

--simulate

Overburn

boolean

--overburn

Eject afterwards

boolean

--eject

SourcesEvery flag above is checked against these

man

.RB { show-toc|toc-info|toc-size|read-toc|read-cd|read-cddb|show-data|read-test|disk-info|discid|msinfo|drive-info|unlock|scanbus|simulate|write|copy|blank } .RB [ --device .RB [ --simulate ] .RB [ --speed .RB [ --datafile .RB [ --overburn ] .RB [ --eject ] .RI toc-file .BI \--device " [prot:]bus,id,lun" .BI \--speed " value" .BI \--datafile " file" .BI \--o…

manual2026-10-27

github.com

Before it fills your prompt, Otty checks the installed cdrdao against its version. A form that does not match your version is not offered.