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2<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
3 "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
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4<!ENTITY % aptent SYSTEM "apt.ent"> %aptent;
5<!ENTITY % aptverbatiment SYSTEM "apt-verbatim.ent"> %aptverbatiment;
6<!ENTITY % aptvendor SYSTEM "apt-vendor.ent"> %aptvendor;
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9<refentry>
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11 <refentryinfo>
12 &apt-author.jgunthorpe;
13 &apt-author.team;
14 &apt-email;
15 &apt-product;
dabb215c 16 <date>2012-06-09T00:00:00Z</date>
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19 <refmeta>
20 <refentrytitle>apt-cdrom</refentrytitle>
21 <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
f0599b9c 22 <refmiscinfo class="manual">APT</refmiscinfo>
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23 </refmeta>
24
25 <!-- Man page title -->
26 <refnamediv>
27 <refname>apt-cdrom</refname>
25838be6 28 <refpurpose>APT CD-ROM management utility</refpurpose>
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29 </refnamediv>
30
6e8b4572 31 &synopsis-command-apt-cdrom;
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33 <refsect1><title>Description</title>
1b85f81a 34 <para><command>apt-cdrom</command> is used to add a new CD-ROM to APT's list
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35 of available sources. <command>apt-cdrom</command> takes care of
36 determining the structure of
37 the disc as well as correcting for several possible mis-burns and
38 verifying the index files.
39 </para>
40
41 <para>It is necessary to use <command>apt-cdrom</command> to add CDs to the
6f33340f 42 APT system;
bfcd7854 43 it cannot be done by hand. Furthermore each disc in a multi-CD set must be
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44 inserted and scanned separately to account for possible mis-burns.
45 </para>
46
47 <para>Unless the <option>-h</option>, or <option>--help</option> option is
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48 given, one of the commands below must be present.</para>
49
24f6490f 50 <variablelist>
2b9b27c3 51 <varlistentry><term><option>add</option></term>
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52 <listitem><para><literal>add</literal> is used to add a new disc to the
53 source list. It will unmount the
bfcd7854 54 CD-ROM device, prompt for a disc to be inserted and then proceed to
24f6490f 55 scan it and copy the index files. If the disc does not have a proper
bfcd7854 56 <filename>.disk</filename> directory you will be prompted for a descriptive
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57 title.
58 </para>
59
25838be6 60 <para>APT uses a CD-ROM ID to track which disc is currently in the drive and
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61 maintains a database of these IDs in
62 <filename>&statedir;/cdroms.list</filename>
63 </para>
64 </listitem>
65 </varlistentry>
66
2b9b27c3 67 <varlistentry><term><option>ident</option></term>
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68 <listitem><para>A debugging tool to report the identity of the current
69 disc as well as the stored file name
70 </para>
71 </listitem>
72 </varlistentry>
73 </variablelist>
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74 </refsect1>
75
76 <refsect1><title>Options</title>
77 &apt-cmdblurb;
78
79 <variablelist>
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80 <varlistentry><term><option>--no-auto-detect</option></term><term><option>--cdrom</option></term>
81 <listitem><para>Do not try to auto-detect the CD-ROM path. Usually combined with the <option>--cdrom</option> option.
82 Configuration Item: <literal>Acquire::cdrom::AutoDetect</literal>.
83 </para>
84 </listitem>
85 </varlistentry>
86
87
24f6490f 88 <varlistentry><term><option>-d</option></term><term><option>--cdrom</option></term>
834f9cd4 89 <listitem><para>Mount point; specify the location to mount the CD-ROM. This
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90 mount point must be listed in <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> and
91 properly configured.
92 Configuration Item: <literal>Acquire::cdrom::mount</literal>.
93 </para>
94 </listitem>
95 </varlistentry>
96
97 <varlistentry><term><option>-r</option></term><term><option>--rename</option></term>
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98 <listitem><para>Rename a disc; change the label of a disc or override the
99 disc's given label. This option will cause <command>apt-cdrom</command> to
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100 prompt for a new label.
101 Configuration Item: <literal>APT::CDROM::Rename</literal>.
102 </para>
103 </listitem>
104 </varlistentry>
105
106 <varlistentry><term><option>-m</option></term><term><option>--no-mount</option></term>
107 <listitem><para>No mounting; prevent <command>apt-cdrom</command> from
108 mounting and unmounting the mount point.
109 Configuration Item: <literal>APT::CDROM::NoMount</literal>.
110 </para>
111 </listitem>
112 </varlistentry>
113
114 <varlistentry><term><option>-f</option></term><term><option>--fast</option></term>
115 <listitem><para>Fast Copy; Assume the package files are valid and do not
116 check every package. This option should be used only if
117 <command>apt-cdrom</command> has been run on this disc before and did not
118 detect any errors.
119 Configuration Item: <literal>APT::CDROM::Fast</literal>.
120 </para>
121 </listitem>
122 </varlistentry>
123
124 <varlistentry><term><option>-a</option></term><term><option>--thorough</option></term>
125 <listitem><para>Thorough Package Scan; This option may be needed with some
126 old Debian 1.1/1.2 discs that have Package files in strange places. It
127 takes much longer to scan the CD but will pick them all up.
128 </para>
129 </listitem>
130 </varlistentry>
131
132 <varlistentry><term><option>-n</option></term>
133 <term><option>--just-print</option></term>
134 <term><option>--recon</option></term>
135 <term><option>--no-act</option></term>
136 <listitem><para>No Changes; Do not change the &sources-list; file and do
137 not write index files. Everything is still checked however.
138 Configuration Item: <literal>APT::CDROM::NoAct</literal>.
139 </para>
140 </listitem>
141 </varlistentry>
142
143 &apt-commonoptions;
144
145 </variablelist>
146 </refsect1>
147
148 <refsect1><title>See Also</title>
149 <para>&apt-conf;, &apt-get;, &sources-list;
150 </para>
151 </refsect1>
152
153 <refsect1><title>Diagnostics</title>
154 <para><command>apt-cdrom</command> returns zero on normal operation, decimal 100 on error.
155 </para>
156 </refsect1>
157
158 &manbugs;
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160</refentry>
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