cdparanoia

cdparanoia [options] span [outfile]

cdparanoia is a CD digital audio extraction tool with advanced error correction and jitter handling. It reads audio tracks from CDDA-capable drives and performs verification, synchronization, and scratch reconstruction to produce bit-perfect rips whenever possible.Unlike simple CD rippers, cdparanoia uses multiple read passes and cross-correlates data to detect and correct errors caused by scratches, smudges, or drive imperfections. The progress display shows smiley faces indicating read quality, from normal operation to scratch detection and correction failures.Output formats include WAV (default), AIFF, AIFF-C, and raw 16-bit PCM. Batch mode (`-B`) splits output into one file per track automatically.

-B, --batch

Batch mode, split output at track boundaries

Query and print CD table of contents

Specify CD-ROM device

Verbose output for debugging

Quiet operation

Output WAV format (default)

Output AIFF format

Output raw 16-bit PCM

Output raw big-endian PCM

Output AIFF-C format

Force treating the drive as little endian.

Force treating the drive as big endian.

Force use of the old generic SCSI (sg) interface with the specified device.

Set the read speed of the CD drive (where supported).

Run and log a complete analysis of drive caching, timing and reading behavior.

Never skip failed reads, retry indefinitely.

Disable all data verification and correction features.

If a read is skipped due to imperfect data, abort reading the track.

N: Track NN-M: Tracks N through MN-: Track N to end-M: Beginning to track M

:-) Normal operation, low jitter:-| Considerable jitter:-( Scratch detected;-( Gave up correction:^D Finished

Requires CDDA-capable drive. Works best with Accurate Stream drives that don't cache audio. Scratched discs may cause long read times.

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