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   <refentrytitle>apt-cdrom</>
   <manvolnum>8</>
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 <refnamediv>
    <refname>apt-cdrom</>
    <refpurpose>APT CDROM managment utility</>
 </refnamediv>

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 <refsynopsisdiv>
   <cmdsynopsis>
      <command>apt-cdrom</>
      <arg><option>-hvrmfan</></arg>
      <arg><option>-d=<replaceable/cdrom mount point/</></arg>
      <arg><option>-o=<replaceable/config string/</></arg>
      <arg><option>-c=<replaceable/file/</></arg>
      <group choice=req>
         <arg>add</>
         <arg>ident</>
      </group>   
   </cmdsynopsis>
 </refsynopsisdiv>

 <RefSect1><Title>Description</>
   <para>
   <command/apt-cdrom/ is used to add a new CDROM to APTs list of available 
   sources. <command/apt-cdrom/ takes care of determining the structure of 
   the disc as well as correcting for several possible mis-burns and 
   verifying the index files.   
   <para>
   It is necessary to use <command/apt-cdrom/ to add CDs to the APT system, 
   it cannot be done by hand. Furthermore each disk in a multi-cd set must be
   inserted and scanned separately to account for possible mis-burns.

   <para>
   Unless the <option/-h/, or <option/--help/ option is given one of the
   commands below must be present.
   
   <VariableList>
     <VarListEntry><Term>add</Term>
     <ListItem><Para>
     <literal/add/ is used to add a new disc to the source list. It will unmount the
     CDROM device, prompt for a disk to be inserted and then procceed to 
     scan it and copy the index files. If the disc does not have a proper
     <filename>.disk/</> directory you will be prompted for a descriptive 
     title.

     <para>
     APT uses a CDROM ID to track which disc is currently in the drive and
     maintains a database of these IDs in 
     <filename>&statedir;/cdroms.list</>
     </VarListEntry>
     
     <VarListEntry><Term>ident</Term>
     <ListItem><Para>
     A debugging tool to report the identity of the current disc as well
     as the stored file name
     </VarListEntry>
   </VariableList>
 </RefSect1>

 <RefSect1><Title>Options</>
   &apt-cmdblurb;
   
   <VariableList>
     <VarListEntry><term><option/-d/</><term><option/--cdrom/</>
     <ListItem><Para>
     Mount point; specify the location to mount the cdrom. This mount 
     point must be listed in <filename>/etc/fstab</> and propely configured.
     Configuration Item: <literal/Acquire::cdrom::mount/.
     </VarListEntry>
     
     <VarListEntry><term><option/-r/</><term><option/--rename/</>
     <ListItem><Para>
     Rename a disc; change the label of a disk or override the disks 
     given label. This option will cause <command/apt-cdrom/ to prompt for 
     a new label.
     Configuration Item: <literal/APT::CDROM::Rename/.
     </VarListEntry>
     
     <VarListEntry><term><option/-m/</><term><option/--no-mount/</>
     <ListItem><Para>
     No mounting; prevent <command/apt-cdrom/ from mounting and unmounting 
     the mount point.
     Configuration Item: <literal/APT::CDROM::NoMount/.
     </VarListEntry>
     
     <VarListEntry><term><option/-f/</><term><option/--fast/</>
     <ListItem><Para>
     Fast Copy; Assume the package files are valid and do not check 
     every package. This option should be used only if
     <command/apt-cdrom/ has been run on this disc before and did not detect 
     any errors.
     Configuration Item: <literal/APT::CDROM::Fast/.
     </VarListEntry>
     
     <VarListEntry><term><option/-a/</><term><option/--thorough/</>
     <ListItem><Para>
     Thorough Package Scan; This option may be needed with some old 
     Debian 1.1/1.2 discs that have Package files in strange places. It 
     takes much longer to scan the CD but will pick them all up.
     </VarListEntry>
     
     <VarListEntry><term><option/-n/</>
                   <term><option/--just-print/</>
                   <term><option/--recon/</>
                   <term><option/--no-act/</>
     <ListItem><Para>
     No Changes; Do not change the &sources-list; file and do not 
     write index files. Everything is still checked however.
     Configuration Item: <literal/APT::CDROM::NoAct/.
     </VarListEntry> 
 
     &apt-commonoptions;
     
   </VariableList>
 </RefSect1>

 <RefSect1><Title>See Also</>
   <para>
   &apt-conf;, &apt-get;, &sources-list;
 </RefSect1>

 <RefSect1><Title>Diagnostics</>
   <para>
   <command/apt-cdrom/ returns zero on normal operation, decimal 100 on error.
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