doc/apt-cdrom.8.xml

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  14
  15  <refentryinfo>
  16    &apt-author.jgunthorpe;
  17    &apt-author.team;
  18    &apt-email;
  19    &apt-product;
  20    <date>14 February 2004</date>
  21  </refentryinfo>
  22
  23  <refmeta>
  24    <refentrytitle>apt-cdrom</refentrytitle>
  25    <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
  26    <refmiscinfo class="manual">APT</refmiscinfo>
  27  </refmeta>
  28
  29  <!-- Man page title -->
  30  <refnamediv>
  31     <refname>apt-cdrom</refname>
  32     <refpurpose>APT CDROM management utility</refpurpose>
  33  </refnamediv>
  34
  35  &synopsis-command-apt-cdrom;
  36
  37  <refsect1><title>Description</title>
  38    <para><command>apt-cdrom</command> is used to add a new CDROM to APTs list
  39     of available sources. <command>apt-cdrom</command> takes care of
  40    determining the structure of
  41    the disc as well as correcting for several possible mis-burns and
  42    verifying the index files.
  43    </para>
  44
  45    <para>It is necessary to use <command>apt-cdrom</command> to add CDs to the
  46    APT system,
  47    it cannot be done by hand. Furthermore each disk in a multi-cd set must be
  48    inserted and scanned separately to account for possible mis-burns.
  49    </para>
  50
  51    <para>Unless the <option>-h</option>, or <option>--help</option> option is
  52     given one of the commands below must be present.
  53
  54     <variablelist>
  55      <varlistentry><term>add</term>
  56      <listitem><para><literal>add</literal> is used to add a new disc to the
  57      source list. It will unmount the
  58      CDROM device, prompt for a disk to be inserted and then proceed to
  59      scan it and copy the index files. If the disc does not have a proper
  60      <filename>disk</filename> directory you will be prompted for a descriptive
  61      title.
  62      </para>
  63
  64      <para>APT uses a CDROM ID to track which disc is currently in the drive and
  65      maintains a database of these IDs in
  66      <filename>&statedir;/cdroms.list</filename>
  67      </para>
  68      </listitem>
  69      </varlistentry>
  70
  71      <varlistentry><term>ident</term>
  72      <listitem><para>A debugging tool to report the identity of the current
  73       disc as well as the stored file name
  74      </para>
  75      </listitem>
  76      </varlistentry>
  77     </variablelist>
  78    </para>
  79  </refsect1>
  80
  81  <refsect1><title>Options</title>
  82    &apt-cmdblurb;
  83
  84    <variablelist>
  85      <varlistentry><term><option>-d</option></term><term><option>--cdrom</option></term>
  86      <listitem><para>Mount point; specify the location to mount the cdrom. This
  87       mount point must be listed in <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> and
  88       properly configured.
  89       Configuration Item: <literal>Acquire::cdrom::mount</literal>.
  90      </para>
  91      </listitem>
  92      </varlistentry>
  93
  94      <varlistentry><term><option>-r</option></term><term><option>--rename</option></term>
  95      <listitem><para>Rename a disc; change the label of a disk or override the
  96       disks given label. This option will cause <command>apt-cdrom</command> to
  97       prompt for a new label.
  98      Configuration Item: <literal>APT::CDROM::Rename</literal>.
  99      </para>
 100      </listitem>
 101      </varlistentry>
 102
 103      <varlistentry><term><option>-m</option></term><term><option>--no-mount</option></term>
 104      <listitem><para>No mounting; prevent <command>apt-cdrom</command> from
 105       mounting and unmounting the mount point.
 106      Configuration Item: <literal>APT::CDROM::NoMount</literal>.
 107      </para>
 108      </listitem>
 109      </varlistentry>
 110
 111      <varlistentry><term><option>-f</option></term><term><option>--fast</option></term>
 112      <listitem><para>Fast Copy; Assume the package files are valid and do not
 113       check every package. This option should be used only if
 114      <command>apt-cdrom</command> has been run on this disc before and did not
 115      detect any errors.
 116      Configuration Item: <literal>APT::CDROM::Fast</literal>.
 117      </para>
 118      </listitem>
 119      </varlistentry>
 120
 121      <varlistentry><term><option>-a</option></term><term><option>--thorough</option></term>
 122      <listitem><para>Thorough Package Scan; This option may be needed with some
 123       old Debian 1.1/1.2 discs that have Package files in strange places. It
 124       takes much longer to scan the CD but will pick them all up.
 125      </para>
 126      </listitem>
 127      </varlistentry>
 128
 129      <varlistentry><term><option>-n</option></term>
 130                    <term><option>--just-print</option></term>
 131                    <term><option>--recon</option></term>
 132                    <term><option>--no-act</option></term>
 133      <listitem><para>No Changes; Do not change the &sources-list; file and do
 134      not write index files. Everything is still checked however.
 135      Configuration Item: <literal>APT::CDROM::NoAct</literal>.
 136      </para>
 137      </listitem>
 138      </varlistentry>
 139
 140      &apt-commonoptions;
 141
 142    </variablelist>
 143  </refsect1>
 144
 145  <refsect1><title>See Also</title>
 146    <para>&apt-conf;, &apt-get;, &sources-list;
 147    </para>
 148  </refsect1>
 149
 150  <refsect1><title>Diagnostics</title>
 151    <para><command>apt-cdrom</command> returns zero on normal operation, decimal 100 on error.
 152    </para>
 153  </refsect1>
 154
 155  &manbugs;
 156
 157 </refentry>
 158