.TH "CDDAPLAY" 1 "2018-06-29" "" "Play Compact Discs"
.SH NAME
cddaplay \- plays compact discs to speakers
.SH SYNOPSIS
cddaplay [OPTIONS]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
cddaplay takes a CD-ROM device and plays its tracks to an available audio output device such as PulseAudio or the Open Sound System.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
show a list of options and exit
.TP
\fB\-I\fR, \fB\-\-interactive\fR
run in interactive mode; this provides a text-based GUI and allows one to operate playback via keyboard and, on some terminals, mouse control
.TP
\fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-output\fR=\fISYSTEM\fR
the output system to use, such as "PulseAudio" or "OSS"
.TP
\fB\-c\fR, \fB\-\-cdrom\fR=\fICDROM\fR
the CD-ROM device to play audio from
.TP
\fB\-\-shuffle\fR
shuffle tracks randomly before playback
.TP
\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR=\fIVERBOSITY\fR
The level of output to display. Choose between 'normal', 'quiet' and 'debug.
.SH CD LOOKUP OPTIONS
.TP
\fB\-\-musicbrainz\-server\fR=\fIHOSTNAME\fR
the MusicBrainz server name to query for metadata
.TP
\fB\-\-musicbrainz\-port\fR=\fIPORT\fR
the MusicBrainz port to query for metadata
.TP
\fB\-\-no\-musicbrainz\fR
don't query MusicBrainz for metadata
.TP
\fB\-\-freedb\-server\fR=\fIHOSTNAME\fR
the FreeDB server name to query for metadata
.TP
\fB\-\-freedb\-port\fR=\fIPORT\fR
the FreeDB port to query for metadata
.TP
\fB\-\-no\-freedb\fR
don't query FreeDB for metadata
.SH PLAYBACK CONTROLS
.TS
tab(:);
l l l.
b'N / n':b'-':b'next track'
b'P / p':b'-':b'previous track'
b'Space':b'-':b'pause (non-interactive mode only)'
b'Esc / Q / q':b'-':b'quit'
.TE
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR audiotools-config (1),
.BR audiotools.cfg (5),
.BR cdda2track (1),
.BR cddainfo (1),
.BR coverdump (1),
.BR covertag (1),
.BR coverview (1),
.BR dvda2track (1),
.BR dvdainfo (1),
.BR track2cdda (1),
.BR track2track (1),
.BR trackcat (1),
.BR trackcmp (1),
.BR trackinfo (1),
.BR tracklength (1),
.BR tracklint (1),
.BR trackplay (1),
.BR trackrename (1),
.BR tracksplit (1),
.BR tracktag (1),
.BR trackverify (1)
.SH AUTHOR
Brian Langenberger