> * Norman Ramsey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007-12-30 14:51]: > > If I've just cut a new disk I may like to rip it with jack, > > but the information has not hit freedb.org yet. However, > > the information is present locally in /var/lib/cddb (as used by xmcd > > for example). It would be good for jack to look locally for the > > discid before going out the the net. > > I've never heard of /var/lib/cddb. Do you know if this is documented > anywhere?
It appears not, but usage is fairly simple: there is a subdirectory for each genre and a file for each discid. So for example if I do cddbcmd cddb read rock ab098a0e or cat /var/lib/cddb/rock/ab098a0e I will get two files that are identical up to comments and whitespace (the cddb server adds some extra comments to files that are submitted). My files were written by xmcd, which (for better or worse) I believe is the program that defined the ASCII file format used by freedb.org, GraceNote cddb, and others. But a google search turns up a number of references, so /var/lib/cddb is certainly used by multiple programs. Norman -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
