---
name: "cd-info"
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-info"
---

# cd-info(1)

shows Information about a CD or CD-image

## NAME

cd-info - shows Information about a CD or CD-image

## SYNOPSIS

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

## DESCRIPTION

- **-a**, **--access-mode**=*STRING*

  Set CD access method

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

  Set debugging to LEVEL

- **-T**, **--no-tracks**

  Don't show track information

- **-A**, **--no-analyze**

  Don't show filesystem analysis

- **--no-cddb**

  Does nothing since this program is not

- **-P**, **--cddb-port**=*INT*

  CDDB-enabled

**-H**, **--cddb-http**

**--cddb-server**=*STRING*

**--cddb-cache**=*STRING*

**--cddb-email**=*STRING*

**--no-cddb-cache**

**--cddb-timeout**=*INT*

- **--no-device-info**

  Don't show device info, just CD info

- **--no-disc-mode**

  Don't show disc-mode info

- **--dvd**

  Attempt to give DVD information if a DVD is found.

- **-v**, **--no-vcd**

  Don't look up Video CD information - for this build, this is always set

- **-I**, **--no-ioctl**

  Don't show ioctl() information

- **-b**, **--bin-file**\[=*FILE*\]

  set "bin" CD-ROM disk image file as source

- **-c**, **--cue-file**\[=*FILE*\]

  set "cue" CD-ROM disk image file as source

- **-N**, **--nrg-file**\[=*FILE*\]

  set Nero CD-ROM disk image file as source

- **-t**, **--toc-file**\[=*FILE*\]

  set cdrdao CD-ROM disk image file as source

- **-i**, **--input**\[=*FILE*\]

  set source and determine if "bin" image or device

- **--iso9660**

  print directory contents of any ISO-9660 filesystems

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

  set CD-ROM device as source

- **-l**, **--list-drives**

  Give a list of CD-drives

- **--no-header**

  Don't display header and copyright (for regression testing)

- **--no-joliet**

  Don't use Joliet extensions

- **--no-rock-ridge**

  Don't use Rock-Ridge-extension information

- **--no-xa**

  Don't use XA-extension information

- **-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, based on the cdinfo program by  Gerd Knorr \<kraxel@bytesex.org\> and Heiko Eissfeldt \<heiko@hexco.de\>

## 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-drive(1)` for CD-ROM characteristics; `iso-info(1)` for information about an ISO-9660 image.