&apt-author.team;
&apt-email;
&apt-product;
- <date>2004-02-14T00:00:00Z</date>
+ <date>2012-06-09T00:00:00Z</date>
</refentryinfo>
<refmeta>
<para>It is necessary to use <command>apt-cdrom</command> to add CDs to the
APT system;
- it cannot be done by hand. Furthermore each disk in a multi-CD set must be
+ it cannot be done by hand. Furthermore each disc in a multi-CD set must be
inserted and scanned separately to account for possible mis-burns.
</para>
<varlistentry><term><option>add</option></term>
<listitem><para><literal>add</literal> is used to add a new disc to the
source list. It will unmount the
- CD-ROM device, prompt for a disk to be inserted and then proceed to
+ CD-ROM device, prompt for a disc to be inserted and then proceed to
scan it and copy the index files. If the disc does not have a proper
- <filename>disk</filename> directory you will be prompted for a descriptive
+ <filename>.disk</filename> directory you will be prompted for a descriptive
title.
</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry><term><option>-d</option></term><term><option>--cdrom</option></term>
- <listitem><para>Mount point; specify the location to mount the cdrom. This
+ <listitem><para>Mount point; specify the location to mount the CD-ROM. This
mount point must be listed in <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> and
properly configured.
Configuration Item: <literal>Acquire::cdrom::mount</literal>.
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><option>-r</option></term><term><option>--rename</option></term>
- <listitem><para>Rename a disc; change the label of a disk or override the
- disks given label. This option will cause <command>apt-cdrom</command> to
+ <listitem><para>Rename a disc; change the label of a disc or override the
+ disc's given label. This option will cause <command>apt-cdrom</command> to
prompt for a new label.
Configuration Item: <literal>APT::CDROM::Rename</literal>.
</para>