Specifications

4.15 Where to store the local configuration permanently?

You have two options. Either you use the built−in configuration file for cdrecord, or you use a shell wrapper

like the one shown below. This shell script reads a configuration file, which lists the options and parameters

for cdrecord line by line. The names are exactly the same as on the command line, but without the leading

dash. Comments are allowed. Example:

# be verbose

# set the speed of the writer

speed=2

# the device−coordinates in the form BUS,ID,LUN

dev=0,6,0

The configuration files for the wrapper belong into /etc/cdrecord/ and must be referenced on the command

line. Example: if you want to refer to the configuration /etc/cdrecord/mywriter.cfg, then you can issue the

command "cdrecord.sh mywriter.cfg −audio track1...". Everything after mywrite.cfg is passed to cdrecord.

#! /bin/bash

CFGDIR="/etc/cdrecord"

CFG="$1"

shift

ARGS_LEFT="$@"

if [ ! −f "$CFGDIR/$CFG" ]

then

echo "Configuration file $CFGDIR/$CFG not found. Exiting."

exit 1

while read LINE

case $LINE in

\#*|"") continue;;

esac

old_IFS="$IFS"

IFS="$IFS="

set −− $LINE

IFS="$old_IFS"

O_NAME="$1"

O_VALUE=""

while shift

case $1 in

"") continue;;

esac

O_VALUE="$1"

done

if [ −z "$O_VALUE" ]

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