General Commands

Parameters:
• <batch_file_name> The name of a batch file to run, a full path is allowed.
• [-a] Execute the batch file in unattended mode.

Description: Starts executing a batch file (text file) with GEAR commands.

Description: Used to return information about the version of the GEAR.wrks API.

Description: Retrieves the default parameters of the GEAR CD/DVD Recorder module, which will be used for initializing a CD/DVD device with the next INITCDR command.

Description: Retrieves the default parameters for opening a driver interface for raw hard disk devices.

Parameters:
• <dir_spec> Optional name of an existing directory in which the available hard disk space is determined(default is the current working directory).

Description: Returns the free disk space in KBytes.

Description: Retrieves the default parameters of the GEAR generator/formatting module, which will be used for initializing the generator module, with the next INITGEN command.

Description: Retrieves the default parameters of the GEAR tape module, which will be used for initializing the GEAR tape module with the next INITTAPE command.

Description: Returns with the current working directory.

Parameters:
• <command> Name of the command you are seeking help for.

Description: Displays short help information on a GEAR command.

Parameters:
• <bus_id> Bus ID of of the CD/DVD (recorder) device to initialize.
• <target_id> Target ID of of the CD/DVD (recorder) device to initialize.

Description: Initializes the GEAR CD/DVD Recorder module and the selected SCSI driver interface, scans for CD/DVD recorders on all SCSI/IDE busses driven by the SCSI driver, and initializes a CD/DVD recorder for usage (if any is found).

Description: Initializes the generator (formatting) engine and adds all generator commands as available Toolkit commands.

Description: Initializes the tape module and the selected SCSI driver interface, scans for tape drives on all SCSI busses driven by the SCSI driver, and initializes a tape drive for usage (if any is found).

Parameters:
• <file_name> The name of the log file.
• [-o] If this option is used, an existing log file will be overwritten without prompt.

Description: In combination with a filename this command starts the logging of information into a log file.

Parameters:
• <mp3_file> Source MP3 audio file to convert.
• <wave_file> Output Wave audio file to create.

Description: Converts a MP3 audio file to a wave audio file.

Parameters:
• <mp3_file> Source MP3 audio file to play.

Description: Plays a MP3 audio file.

Parameters:
• <wave_file> Wave audio file to play.

Description: Plays a wave audio file.

Description: Scans for CD/DVD devices on all target/SCSI ID's on all SCSI and/or IDE busses/adapters, using the currently selected driver interface.

Description: Scans for hard drives on all target/SCSI ID's on all SCSI and/or IDE busses/adapters, using the currently selected SCSI driver interface.

Description: Scans for medium changer (Jukebox) devices on all target/SCSI ID's on all SCSI and/or IDE busses/adapters, using the currently selected driver interface.

Description: Scans the SCSI bus(ses) in the system for SCSI devices and reports by BusID, TargetID and LUN of a device and displays their vendor and product information.

Description: Scans for (premaster) tape units on all target/SCSI ID's on all SCSI and/or IDE busses/adapters, using the currently selected driver interface.

Parameters:
• <parameter> Name of the parameter to set.
• <value> New value to assign to the parameter.

Description: Sets the default parameters of the GEAR Recorder module, which will be used for initializing the GEAR CD/DVD Recorder module with the next INITCDR.

Parameters:
• <parameter> Name of the parameter to set.
• <value> New value to assign to the parameter.

Description: Sets the default parameters of the GEAR Hard Disk module.

Parameters:
• <parameter> Name of the parameter to set.
• <value> New value to assign to the parameter.

Description: Sets the default parameters of the generator engine, which will be used for initializing the generator engine of the Toolkit with the next INITGEN.

Parameters:
• <parameter> Name of the parameter to set.
• <value> New value to assign to the parameter.

Description: Sets the default parameters of the GEAR Tape engine, which will be used for initializing the GEAR Tape engine of the Toolkit with the next INITTAPE.

Parameters:
• <work_dir> New name of the working directory.

Description: Changes the current working directory of the GEAR.

Description: Produces a list of the GEAR volumes present in the current working directory, containing the following information: Volume name and size, Session number, Number of tracks in the volume, Type of volume, Status of volume, Date and time stamp for the volume.

Parameters:
• [-d] If specified, the name is interpreted as a directory containing a DDP image including aCHECKSUM.TXT file.
• <name> Path of the DDP image directory, or name (path) of the single file to verify the CRC on.
• <crc_value> Original CRC value (string containing hex value) to compare with.

Description: Returns the free disk space in KBytes.

Parameters:
• <nr_of_seconds> Number of seconds to wait.

Description: Wait for a number of seconds or display a prompt and wait for a user interaction to continue.

Generator Commands

Parameters:
• -TRK <trknr> If not specified, the passed arguments are taken to be the CD information.
• -t,p,s,c,a,m,pr,g <string> String with maximally 160 bytes.
• -gc <genrecode> Genre code.
• -i <IDCode> User own identification code.
• -lc <languagecode> Code for the language the text is in.
• -cc <charactercode> Code for the charset being used for the text.
• -cf <charactercode> If specified, the CD Text information is fully copyright protected.

Description: CD Text is additional information written in the subcode band of the LEAD IN.

Parameters:
• <video_file> Name of file to use as video source.
• <audio_file> Name of file to use as audio source.
• <private_file> Name of file to use as a private MPEG video source.
• <thumbnail_file> Name of file to use as thumbnail image for graphical menus.
• <description> The menu description to be used if text menus and chapter menus are defined.

Description: Add a video chapter to the current open track.

Parameters:
• <file_name> The filename of the file to copy to the media.

Description: Appends data files to the streaming media -- please note that if the output is to hard disk then the copyfile command should be used.

Parameters:
• <file_name> Name of file to add as still (jpeg/jpg/bmp/mpg)
• <duration> Duration is seconds to display the still 1-254 (255=indefinate)
• <description_text> Description to be used as menu item if text menus and chapter menus are defined.
• <thumbnail_file> Name of file to use as thumbnail image for graphical menus.

Description: Add a still image as a chapter to the current open track.

Parameters:
• -ID <ItemID> Required.
• -FN <filepath> Required. The still, sound or stream item to be loaded.
• [-MSI] <wave_file> If this flag is used, the item will be loaded in the segment item area in the first XA track,regardless of the size in number of sectors.

Description: It adds an item to a dynamic VideoCD volume.

Parameters:
• <dir_name> Directory name in the virtual image.

Description: Changes to the specified directory in the virtual image.

Parameters:
• <file_dir_spec> Refers to directories or files in the current directory of the image.
• <GID> Is a numerical value between 0 and some system specific limit (see man limits) indicating thenew group id.
• [-r] If this option is specified, sub directories are traversed as well.

Description: Changes the group id for all files in the current directory that match file_dir_spec.

Parameters:
• <file_dir_spec> Refers to files/directories in the current directory of the image.
• -m <mode> New mode for the entry.
• [-r] If the -r option is specified sub directories are traversed as well.

Description: Changes the Unix (Rock Ridge) permissions on a file or directory.

Parameters:
• <file_dir_spec> Refers to directories or files in the current directory of the image.
• <UID> Is a numerical value between 0 and some system specific limit (see man limits) indicating thenew group id.
• [-r] If the -r option is specified sub directories are traversed as well.

Description: Changes the user id for all files in the current directory that match fil_dir_spec.

Description: Finalizes the DVD structures, writing out the video_ts.ifo/vob/bup files, and closing out the session.

Description: Closes the video track/title and writes out the appropriate ifo/bup for that title.

Description: Closes the current open volume.

Parameters:
• <file_name> Name (spec) of the file(s) to copy.

Description: Copies the specified data file(s) into the current directory of the selected track in the virtual image.

Parameters:
• <source_dir> The source directory tree to be copied.
• <target_dir> The target directory specifies where the directory will be loaded in the virtual image, it cannotcontain a path.

Description: Copies a complete directory tree into the specified directory of a selected track in the virtual image or into the current directory when the target directory is not supplied.

Parameters:
• <source_spec> Files(s) which match the specified source_spec.
• <dest_spec> If a directory exists in the image, files are placed in it otherwise the files are copied into theimage under the named dest spec.
• [-r] Indicates that all sub directories must be copied as well (equivelent to copytree).

Description: Copies the files which match the specified <source_spec> in the image.

Parameters:
• <drive_letter> Source drive that image must be created from i.e. a: c:
• <image_file> File name for image.

Description: Creates a boot image file from a drive, that can be used with IMPORTBOOTIMAGE.

Parameters:
• [-d] If TRUE, output should be saved on local hard disk and not streamed to DVD.
• <target_dir> This specifies the directory where the VIDEO_TS files will be written, this is only used inconjunction with the -d option.
• [-m] This option specifies the type of menu that must be created.
• <title_text> This text, if defined, is used to create the title name that is used on the menu.
• <title_base> If user defined menus are being used this specifies the name of the base file to build all bmpand control file names from.
• [-pal] The PAL video format will be used, all subsequent tracks and mpeg images must match theformat or the AddChapter command will fail.

Description: Prepares the current track for DVD Video authoring/menuing.

Parameters:
• <dir_name> Existing directory name in a virtual image, wildcards are not allowed.

Description: Deletes the specified directory from the selected track in the current volume.

Parameters:
• <file_name> Name of the file to delete in the currently selected volume and track.

Description: Deletes the specified file(s) from the virtual track image.

Parameters:
• <dir_name> Directory tree to delete, wildcards are not allowed.

Description: Deletes the specified directory tree from the virtual image.

Parameters:
• <track_nr> Track number to delete.

Description: Deletes the specified track in the selected GEAR volume.

Parameters:
• <vol_name> The name of the volume that will be deleted.
• [-nodelphys] If this option is specified, the physical image(s) created for the volume will not be deleted.

Description: Deletes the specified volume.

Parameters:
• [-s] If this option is used all sub directories will be listed as well.
• [-p] If this option is used, listing is done a page at a time.

Description: Shows all the files and directories present in the selected directory of the selected track.

Description: Closes the GEAR generator module.

Description: Shows the free space in a volume.

Description: Retrieves the current values of the generator parameters.

Description: Retrieves information about the currently selected track in a GEAR volume.

Description: Retrieves the editable parameters of the currently selected track in the currently selected GEAR volume.

Description: Retrieves global information about the currently selected GEAR volume.

Description: Retrieves the editable parameters of the currently selected volume.

Parameters:
• <image_file> Name of image file to use as boot image
• <media_type> Boot media type emulation.

Description: Imports an existing boot image into the volume/track, to create a bootable disc aacording to the El Torito Specification.

Parameters:
• <path_name> The name of the directory on the hard drive containing the VIDEO_TS contents (files) toimport.

Description: Imports the contents of a VIDEO_TS directory, present on the hard drive, into the VIDEO_TS directory of a DVD Video track.

Parameters:
• [-u <uid>] The user id.
• [-g <gid>] The group id.
• <target> Target for the link.
• <file_name> Name of the link to create.

Description: Creates a new symbolic link referring from <file_name> to <target>.

Parameters:
• <file_spec> Is the name of the file or directory to be listed.
• [-r] If the -r options is present sub directories are listed as well.
• [-org] Also list the original file name of the file loaded in the track.
• [-pg] If the -pg options is used listing is done a page at a time.

Description: Produces a list of the file/directory entries present in the current directory of the current GEAR track image.

Parameters:
• <dir_name> Name of a new directory to create.
• [-m <mode>] The access mode.
• [-u <uid>] The user id.
• [-g <gid>] The group id.

Description: Creates a new directory in the selected track of the current GEAR volume.

Parameters:
• <file_name> The file to which a pipe is attached or the special block
• [-m <mode>] The access mode.
• [-u <uid>] The user id.
• [-g <gid>] The group id.
• [p / b / c] Creates a named pipe (p), character (c) or block (b) special file.
• <major> Creates a character (c) or block (b) special file with major number set to <major>
• <minor> Creates a character (c) or block (b) special file with minor number set to <minor>

Description: Creates a new named pipe, or a character(c) or block(b) device special file in the currently selected GEAR track image.

Parameters:
• <old_name> File or directory name in the virtual volume.
• <new_name> New file or directory name.

Description: Moves (renames) a directory or file in the virtual image to the desired name, relative to the current directory.

Parameters:
• <dir_name> Name of a new directory to create.

Description: Creates a new directory in the selected track of the current volume.

Parameters:
• [-f] The -f option forces the track to be used for incremental writing with fixed packets.
• [-v] The -v option forces the track to be used for incremental writing with variable packets.
• [-o] Can be used in combination with fixed packet writing to force new creation (overwrite) of theexisting FPW structure (UDF directory structure) on the disc.
• [-macro] Enable Macrovision protection on DVD Video disks.
• [-css] Enable CSS protection on DVD Video disks.
• [-offline] Use offline formatting - this will arrange the layout of the media to have the directory structuresfirst followed bye the files.
• <track_type> Type of the virtual track to create.
• <track_nr> Track number for the new track to create in the volume.

Description: Creates a new empty virtual track of the specified type in the selected GEAR volume.

Parameters:
• <track_image_file_name> A full path specification of an existing physical track image file on your computer.
• <track_type> The type of track to create.
• <session_nr> Session number to which the new track belongs.
• <track_nr> Track number for the new track to create in the volume.
• <sector size>> The sector size (bytes per CD sector) of the track image file.
• DVD:OTP:<layer_break> or DVD:PTP:<layer_break>The layer break for a DVD-9 image.
• +P/-P:<pause>, IDX:<index>:<size> The size of the pause/pregap (index 0) and of other indexes within the track in sectors/frames.
• +POST/-POST:<postgap_size> Indicates whether a postgap is included in the image.
• L:<length> The length in frames of the track (within an image file). The default value is the complete filelength.
• O:<offset> The offset in frames where the track should start within an image file.
• ISRC:<isrc_code> The ISRC code of the track.

Description: Creates a new track with the given external track image file as 'physical track image' in the selected volume.

Parameters:
• <volume_name> The name of the volume to be created.
• <capacity> TIndicates the length in minutes of the CD/DVD image.

Description: Creates a new empty virtual GEAR volume with the name and capacity in minutes or sectors you specify.

Parameters:
• <volume_name> The name of an existing GEAR volume to be opened (selected).

Description: Opens (selects) an existing GEAR volume.

Parameters:
• <file_name> Name of the physical image file to create.
• [-d] Create the physical image on a raw (SCSI) hard disk instead of a file.
• <bus_id> Bus ID of of a raw (SCSI) hard disk, on which to create the physical image.
• <target_id> Target ID of of a raw (SCSI) hard disk, on which to create the physical image.
• <sector_size> Number of bytes per sector to write: 2048, 2336, 2340 or 2352. For audio only 2352 is valid.
• [-eccedc] Forces calculation of ECC/EDC information, if the sector size is 2336, 2340 or 2352. This onlyapplies to data tracks.
• [-scramble] Forces scrambling of data sectors, only if sector size 2352 is specified.

Description: Assuming you have selected a volume and a track, PHYSTRK creates a physical image file of this track.

Parameters:
• <file_name> Optional physical file name that may include a full path.

Description: Creates the physical image files of the selected volume.

Parameters:
• <old_name> File or directory name in the virtual volume.
• <new_name> New file or directory name.

Description: Renames or moves a directory or file in the virtual image.

Parameters:
• <file_spec> Name of the file to delete in the currently selected volume and track.
• [-r] Recursively delete.

Description: Deletes the specified file(s) from the virtual track image.

Parameters:
• <dir_name> Existing directory name in a virtual image, wildcards are not allowed.

Description: Deletes the specified directory from the selected (data) track in the current volume.

Parameters:
• <track_nr> Track number between 1 and the number of tracks in the volume.

Description: Selects an existing track in a selected GEAR volume.

Parameters:
• <vol_name> Volume to select.

Description: Selects an existing volume.

Parameters:
• <parameter> Name of the parameter to set.
• <value> New value to assign to the parameter.

Description: Changes one of the current parameters of the generator module.

Parameters:
• <parameter> Name of the parameter to set.
• <value> New value to assign to the parameter.

Description: Sets the parameters for the currently selected track, that has already been created with NEWTRK command.

Parameters:
• -ID <ItemID> Required.
• [-PAR <ParentItemID>] THook the child-item (ItemID) into the parent item (ParentItemID).
• [-PREVL <PrevItemID>] Playing the item (ItemID) and pressing 'previous', then the selection list associated with<PrevItemID> is played (this can be one item or a menu).
• [-NEXTL <NextItemID>] Playing the item (ItemID) and pressing 'next', then the selection list associated with<NextItemID> is played (this can be one item or a menu).
• [-DEFTL <DefItemID>] When waiting for interaction (user input) during item (ItemID) and pressing play, then theselection list associated with <DefItemID> is played (this can be one item or a menu).
• [-RETNL <ReturnListID>] The ID of the item being jumped to when 'return' is being selected.
• [-TIMOL <TimeOutItemID>] When the play item wait time (WTTO) has been specified, the player accepts user input.
• [-WTTO <TimeVal>] If the wait time for time-out is set to TimeVal then the player - after playing the item - thefollowing nr of seconds:
  TimeVal == 0xff then wait for interaction.
  TimeVal > 60 and $ff then wait (TimeVal-60)*10+60 seconds.
  TimeVal > 0 and TimeVal == 0 then do not wait.
• [-LCJT <LCJTVal>] The Loop-Count and Jump-Timing value specifies nr of times the item will be displayed and the behavior when the user interacts:bit 0..6 = Loop Count:
  0 Infinite
  1-127 Loop Count
  bit 7 = Jump Timing:
  0 Stop playing the item and jump to the selected item
  1 Wait until completion of playing the item and jump to the selected item. Loop count is ignored.

Description: This command is to be called after STARTVCDCREATION and before STOPVCDCREATION.

Parameters:
• <parameter> Name of the parameter to set.
• <value> New value to assign to the parameter.

Description: Changes the current volume settings used by the generator engine, valid for the currently selected GEAR volume.

Parameters:
• -NPF <filepath> Required.
• -ID <CDid> Disc ID that is set in the INFO control file.
• [-A <nr>] Set the album set sequence number.
• [-N <nr>] Set the number of volumes in the album set.
• [-PAL] If specified, PAL video format is used.
• [-SVCD] If specified, Super Video CD format (SVCD) will be created.
• [-PR] If specified, prompting (on inclusion of an incompliant item) is turned off.
• [-IR] If specified, inclusion reply is TRUE (ignored when user is prompted).
• [-CDI <dirpath>] If specified, the CDI simulation application file(s) will be copied from dirpath into the volume'sCDI dir (ignored for SVCD).

Description: This command is to be called when the volume is empty to dedicate the volume to dynamic creation of Video CD.

Description: This command is to be called after STARTVCDCREATION to end further VideoCD volume related operations.

Description: Returns or displays a list of all tracks in the currently selected volume, which contains the following information for each track: Track number, Track size, Type of track, Required writing mode for track, Status of track, Date and time stamp.

Description: Verifies the contents of the virtual image of the currently selected track and checks if a physical track image can be created.

Description: Verifies the contents of all virtual tracks in the selected volume and checks if physical (track or volume) images can be created.

CD/DVD Recorder Commands

Description: Checks (returns) the status of the CD/DVD drive (tray and disc status), without performing any eject or retract operations.

Parameters:
• [-t] If this option is specified, a test run will be performed before a real write, if writing wasenabled initially.
• <output_dir_spec> Optional name of an existing output directory where the track images will be stored.
• [-b <source_bus_id>] [-i <source_target_id>] <source_bus_id> is the bus id of the source drive to use, and <source_target_id> is it's target id.

Description: The COPYCD command performs direct (on the fly) and indirect copying of CD/DVD media.

Parameters:
• [-upcean] If this option is specified, the Toolkit will also try to read the UPCEAN code of the disc.
• [-isrc] If this option is specified, the Toolkit will also try to read the ISRC codes of audio tracks.
• [-cdtext] If this option is specified, the Toolkit will also try to read the CD-TEXT information from thedisc.

Description: Obtains information on the disc currently loaded in the CD/DVD drive initialized.

Description: Ejects the caddy/tray from the currently selected recorder.

Parameters:
• [-quick] Quick (minimal) erase.
• [-force] Forces to erase a disc that is already blank.
• [-noblock] Do not wait for the completion of the erase (immediate return).

Description: Erases a CD-RW (or DVD-RW) disc, resulting in a blank disc.

Parameters:
• [-uncloseonly] If this option is specified the last session is unclosed only.

Description: This command erases an entire session or uncloses a session, i.e., erases LEAD IN and LEAD OUT only.

Description: This command erases a single track.

Description: Closes the CD/DVD Recorder module and the recorder initialized.

Description: Writes the lead-in and lead-out to a CD-R disc that is not yet fixated (last session was not yet closed).

Parameters:
• <format_type> Type of format to perform.

Description: Formats a blank CD-RW, DVD-RW or DVD+RW for fixed packet writing.

Description: Retrieves the current settings for the CD/DVD device and the GEAR CD/DVD Recorder module.

Parameters:
• <track_list_file> Track list (text) file that will be created containing all the entries for the track image files.
• <output_dir_spec> Name of an existing output directory where the track images will be stored (default is theGEAR Toolkit's working directory).
• [-tao / -dao / -rawdao] Track-at-once (TAO), disc-at-once (DAO) or raw disc-at-once write method.
• [-logsub] During reading, the contents of the PQ subcode data will be logged for each sector (for CDaudio tracks only).

Description: Reads all tracks of a CD/DVD disc onto the hard drive and creates a track list.

Parameters:
• <source_file_name> The filename (without path) in the current directory of the volume created with SESSION orMOUNT.
• <destination_path> The destination file (including path name) on the hard disk.

Description: Copies the specified source file, present in the virtual track image, from it's original location to the destination path (on the hard disk).

Description: Retrieves CD sector data from any type of disc loaded in selected recorder device.

Parameters:
• <file_name> The name of the physical track image file that will be created on the hard drive.
• <track_nr> Specifies the track number on the CD to read.
• <sector_size> Number of bytes per sector to read: 2048, 2336, 2340, 2352 or 2368. For audio only 2352 and2368 are valid.
• [-msb / -lsb / -wave] This is only applicable when reading audio tracks.

Description: Read all sectors of specified track from the CD/DVD disc and store them in the specified file on the hard drive.

Parameters:
• [-nocheck] Do not check the drive and media again.

Description: Retrieves information about the name and capabilities of the currently selected CD/DVD drive, like the Vendor ID, Product ID, Firmware revision information, and its supported features.

Description: Closes the tray of the CD/DVD drive.

Parameters:
• [-d] Forces automatic deletion of a GEAR volume with the same name as the new session to create.
• [-notrk] Avoids the creation of a new track in the volume created by SESSION.
• <session_nr> Specifies the session number on the multi session disc to append to.
• <track_nr> Specifies the track number on the multi session disc to append to.
• <new_volume_name> Volume name of the new GEAR volume to create for the new session.

Description: Reads the specified session/track from the disc and creates a GEAR volume that can be appended to the disc.

Parameters:
• <parameter> Name of the parameter to set.
• <value> New value to assign to the parameter.

Description: Sets the current parameters for the CD/DVD recorder.

Parameters:
• [-t] If specified, only a test write to the recorder is performed (no real recording).
• <volume_name> Name of the GEAR volume to write.
• <file_name> Name of an external physical track image file ('type' = 1-11), or a track list file ('type' = 12).
• <type> Type number indicating the type of the external image file.
• <ddp_dir> Directory containing the files of the DDP image (DDPID, DDPMS, IMAGE.DAT, etc).

Description: This command can be used for writing a CD/DVD disc from several possible sources: 1) A GEAR volume specified by <volume_name> 2) An external physical image file or track list file specified by <file_name> 3) An existing DDP image folder (DDP files in a source dir).

Jukebox Commands

Description: Retrieves information about the connected CD/DVD jukebox device: - The SCSI Vendor and Product ID of the jukebox device. - The adresses and number of elements in the jukebox (slots, drives, mailbox and grippers). - An indication in which elements a medium (disc) is present.

Description: Forces the jukebox device to perform an internal media scan (media initialization), to update its internal status on the loaded media inside the slots.

Parameters:
• <src_address> Original location of caddy/disc.
• <dest_address> New location of caddy/disc.

Description: Moves a caddy/disc from one element (address) to another in the jukebox.

Tape Commands

Parameters:
• <output_dir> Existing directory where to create a folder with the DDP files and image files.
• <sub_dir> Optional name (without path) of the DDP folder to create in the output dir.
• [-o] Force overwriting of the DDP and image files if they already exist.
• [-e] Do not create default sub folder if f_pszSubDir ( ) is empty.
• [-subc] Also copy the RW subcode from the source disc.

Description: This operation performs a conversion from a CD/DVD disc to a DDP image directory in the hard disk for mastering purposes.

Parameters:
• [-d] Use a direct 'on the fly' copy method copy operation
• <output_dir_spec> Optional name of an existing output directory where the temporary track images will be stored,incase the direct method (-d) is not used.
• [-subc] Also copy the RW subcode from the source disc.

Description: This command performs a conversion from a CD/DVD disc to a premaster tape.

Description: Erases a tape completely.

Description: Closes the tape module.

Description: Retrieves the current parameters of the Tape engine.

Parameters:
• <output_dir_spec> Name of an existing output directory where the files will be stored that will be read back fromthe tape (default is the Toolkit's working directory).

Description: Reads a premaster tape and restores all the files to the hard disk.

Parameters:
• <parameter> Name of the parameter to set.
• <value> New value to assign to the parameter.

Description: Sets the current parameters of the GEAR Tape/Mastering module.

Description: Retrieves the vendor, product and firmware revision information and information about the capabilities of the currently selected tape unit.

Description: Unload (ejects) the tape.

Parameters:
• <volume_name> Name of the GEAR volume to verify.
• <file_name> Name of an external physical track image file ('type' = 1-11), or a track list file ('type' = 12).
• <type> Type number indicating the type of the external image file.

Description: Verifies the specified source with a written premaster tape.

Parameters:
• <volume_name> Name of the GEAR volume to write.
• <file_name> Name of an external physical track image file ('type' = 1-11), or a track list file ('type' = 12).
• <type> Type number indicating the type of the external image file.

Description: Writes the specified source to an ANSI labeled premaster tape.