8:cdrom id

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      cdrom_id - udev callout to determine the capabilities of cd/dvd drives
      
      cdrom_id [--export] blockdevice

Contents 1 DESCRIPTION 2 USAGE 3 OPTIONS 4 RELATED 5 CATEGORY

DESCRIPTION

      cdrom_id  is  normally called from a udev rule, to provide udev with the capabilities of a cdrom or dvdrom drive.
      Udev can use this information to create symlinks like /dev/cdrom or /dev/dvd to the real device node.

USAGE

      cdrom_id opens the blockdevice node specified at the commandline and prints the discovered capabilities.

OPTIONS

      The following commandline switches are supported to specify what cdrom_id should print:
 
      --export
             print all values (default)

RELATED

      udev(7)

CATEGORY