---
name: "cd-drive"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libcdio"
version: "2.4.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cd-drive"
---

# cd-drive(1)

show CD-ROM drive characteristics

## NAME

cd-drive - show CD-ROM drive characteristics

## SYNOPSIS

**cd-drive** \[*OPTION*...\]

## DESCRIPTION

- **-d**, **--debug**=*INT*

  Set debugging to LEVEL

- **-i**, **--cdrom-device**\[=*DEVICE*\]

  show only info about CD-ROM device

- **-q**, **--quiet**

  Don't produce warning output

- **-V**, **--version**

  display version and copyright information and exit

### Help options:

- \-?, **--help**

  Show this help message

- **--usage**

  Display brief usage message

## AUTHOR

Rocky Bernstein rocky@gnu.org

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2003-2005, 2007-2008, 2011-2015, 2017, 2025-2026 R. Bernstein\
 This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Have driver: GNU/Linux ioctl and MMC driver Have driver: cdrdao (TOC) disk image driver Have driver: bin/cuesheet disk image driver Have driver: Nero NRG disk image driver No CD-ROM device found.

## SEE ALSO

`cd-info(1)` for information about the CD inside a CD-ROM.