---
name: "mmc-tool"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libcdio-utils"
version: "2.2.0-4.1~deb13u1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mmc-tool"
---

# mmc-tool(1)

libcdio Multimedia commands

## NAME

mmc-tool - libcdio Multimedia commands

## SYNOPSIS

**mmc-tool** \[*OPTION*...\]

## DESCRIPTION

-

  Issues libcdio Multimedia commands. Operations occur in the order in which the options are given and a given operation may appear more than once to have it run more than once.

### options:

- **-b**, **--blocksize**\[=*INT*\]

  set blocksize. If no block size or a zero blocksize is given we return the current setting.

- **-C**, **--drive-cap** \[6\|10\]

  print mode sense 2a data using 6-byte or 10-byte form

- **-c**, **--close** drive

  close drive via ALLOW\_MEDIUM\_REMOVAL

- **-e**, **--eject** \[drive\]

  eject drive via ALLOW\_MEDIUM\_REMOVAL and a MMC START/STOP command

- **-I**, **--idle**

  set CD-ROM to idle or power down via MMC START/STOP command

- **-i**, **--inquiry**

  print HW info via INQUIRY

- **-m**, **--mcn**

  get media catalog number (AKA UPC)

- **-s**, **--speed-KB**=*INT*

  Set drive speed to SPEED K bytes/sec Note: 1x = 176 KB/s

- **-S**, **--speed-X**=*INT*

  Set drive speed to INT X Note: 1x = 176 KB/s

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

  display version and copyright information and exit

### Help options:

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

  Show this help message

- **--usage**

  Display brief usage message

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2003-2005, 2007-2008, 2011-2015, 2017 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.