---
name: "cd-text"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "kover"
version: "1:2.9.6-5"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cd-text"
---

# cd-text(1)

Display the CD-TEXT of CD in \[device\].

## NAME

cd-text - Display the CD-TEXT of CD in \[*device*\].

## SYNOPSIS

**cd-text** \[*device*\]

## DESCRIPTION

cd-text is a additional program for kover, which reads the CD-TEXT of the compact disc in \[*device*\] and prints it out.

### Options:

- **-h**

  Print the not really helpful help.

### Arguments:

- *device*

  Device containing the compact disc. No argument means to look at */dev/cdrom*.

## SEE ALSO

[**kover**(1)](/kover/1.md)

## AVAILABILITY

cd-text can be found at http://lisas.de/kover/ as part of the kover package.

## REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to \<adrian@lisas.de\>.

## AUTHOR

The manual page and software are written by Adrian Reber \<adrian@lisas.de\>.