---
name: "ascd"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ascd"
version: "0.13.2-9"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ascd"
---

# ascd(1)

An AfterStep and WindowMaker CD player

## NAME

**ascd** - An AfterStep and WindowMaker CD player

## SYNOPSIS

**ascd** \[ **-help** \]\
 **ascd** \[ **-version** \]\
 **ascd** \[ **-themes** \]\
\
 **ascd** \[ **-geometry** *geometry* \] \[ **+/-withdrawn** \] \[ **-device** *device* \] \[ **-mixer** *device* \] \[ **+/-a** \] \[ **+/-p** \] \[ **+/-t** \] \[ **+/-B** \] \[ **-cue** *time* \] \[ **-ti** *time* \] \[ **-volume** *volume* \] \[ **-mvolume** *volume* \] \[ **-maxvolume** *volume* \] \[ **-minvolume** *volume* \] \[ **-fadestep** *value* \] \[ **-theme** *theme directory* \] \[ **+/-ia** \] \[ **+/-up** \] \[ **-showtitle** \] \[ **-showartist** \] \[ **-debug** \] \[ **-save** \]

## DESCRIPTION

**ascd** is CD player written to play audio CD's integrated in afterstep's Wharf module or WindowMaker's dock.  **ascd** handles mounted volumes, and opens and closes the tray.

## CONFIGURATION OPTIONS

**-help, -h**\
      print a list of commandline options and exit.

**-version**

     print the version number and exit.

**-themes**

     print the list of installed themes and exit.

**-geometry \<geom\>**\
      specifies the geometry of **ascd**. The Geometry\
      works like the standard X-Window geometry option.

**+/-withdrawn, +/-w**\
     Turn on and off withdrawn mode. Use this option if\
     you use ascd with WindowMaker.

**-device \<device\>**\
      specifies the CDROM device which should be used by \
      ascd. If "-DNO\_DEFAULT\_DEVICE" was set at\
      compilation time this option will have no effect.

**-mixer \<device\>**\
      specifies the mixer device. Works only if mixer\
      support was enabled at compilation.

**-cue \<seconds\>**\
      specifies the time -in seconds- for **intro scan**\
      and **cue** modes.

**-ti \<seconds\>**\
      specifies the timeout for the help texts. The\
      default is 1 second.

**+/-autoplay, +/-a**\
      Turn on or off **autoplay mode**. When this is\
      turned on, ascd always wait for a CD, and play it \
      automatically when inserted.

**+/-autoprobe, +/-p**\
      Turn on or off **autoprobe mode**. This mode\
      checks for inserted CD. Default is on.

**+/-autorepeat, +/-t**\
      autorepeat mode: when ascd reaches the end of the\
      last track, the CD is not stopped and first track\
      is played.

**+/-B**\
      This option is no longer supported.

**-maxvolume \<value\>**\
      Set the CD driver max volume.

**-minvolume \<value\>**\
      Set the CD driver min volume.

**-volume \<value\>**\
      Set the CD driver volume, between 0 and maxvolume.\
      Note that the -volume option in independant from \
      the mixer. It controls the drive, not the sound\
      card.

**-mvolume \<value\>**\
      Set the CD driver volume for the mute mode.

**-fadestep \<value\>**\
      Set the fade in/out speed. Default is 5. Greater\
      values accelerate the fade.

**-theme \<theme dir\>**\
      Specify the visual theme to use.

**+/-ia**\
      When this option is enabled, AScd ignore the skip\
      orders found in WorkMan database and read all the\
      tracks of the CD.

**+/-up**\
      When enabled, all the message (and the track title\
      display) are forced in uppercase.

**-showtitle**\
      Show the track title if found in WorkMan database.\
      If the message panel is not large enough, AScd\
      scrolls the title.

**-showartist**\
      Add the artist name to the track title (-showtitle\
      option needed)

**-debug**\
      AScd verbose mode

**-save**\
      Save all the settings and exit. Usefull to 'make' a\
      new configuration file: set all the stuff you want\
      to set and put -save as last commandline option. \
      Example:

     ascd +w +a -device /dev/cd0c -save

     Then, you just call ascd without arguments, it will\
      use the settings you just saved.

## FILES

**ascd** stores its settings in ~/.ascdrc.

The theme files are usually stored in /usr/local/share/AScd.

## INVOCATION

**ascd** can be called from one of many ways.  The most common invocation is the command line:

```
	% ascd -device /dev/wcd0a +w +a &
```

With Afterstep, another way to call **ascd** is from the window manager:

```
	*Wharf - - Swallow "ascd" ascd&
```

This line, when placed in the *.steprc* file in the users home directory will cause **ascd** to use the shape extensions so that it will be a button on the **Wharf (1)** button bar under the **afterstep (1)** window manager.

## COPYRIGHTS

Copyright 1999, Rob Malda and Denis Bourez. No guarantees or warranties or anything are provided or implied in any way whatsoever. Use this program at your own risk. Permission to use this program for any purpose is given, as long as the copyright is kept intact.

## AUTHORS

Denis Bourez \<denis@rsn.fdn.fr\>\
      application since 0.7\
 Rob Malda \<malda@slashdot.org\>\
      application until 0.6\
 Dirk Foersterling \<milliByte@DeathsDoor.com\>\
      WorkMan maintainer\
 Steven Grimm \<koreth@Hyperion.COM\>\
      WorkMan maintainer until 1.3\
 Erik O'Shaughnessy \<eriko@austin.ibm.com\>\
      AIX platform device driver\
 Michael Kurz \<mkurz@rzws.fh-aalen.de\>\
      changes and man page until 0.6

## MORE INFORMATION

\<URL:http://worldserver.oleane.com/rsn/\>\
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