View source for EAC Command-Line Switches

[[Exact Audio Copy]] (EAC) provides several startup command-line switches that can be used in Windows shortcuts, the Windows "Send to" menu, scripts, or batch files.
Multiple switches are permitted. 
Switches may be UPPERCASE or lowercase. 
A space is required preceding each switch.

Examples:

 "C:\Program Files (x86)\Exact Audio Copy\EAC.exe" -nocdtext -nomultisession

 "C:\Program Files (x86)\Exact Audio Copy\EAC.exe" -testandcopy -imagewav -outputdirectory "D:\music\cdimage\" -close


{| class="wikitable
|+ Command-line switches
|-
! colspan=2 | Improve compatibility with some non-standard drives
|-
! style="width: 300px;" | Switch
! Description
|-
| -NOSTOPCOMMAND <ref name="crash">This switch may help to prevent EAC from crashing on some systems.</ref>
| Do not send 'Stop' command on playing audio
|-
| -NOTESTUNIT <ref name="crash" />
| Do not use 'Test Unit Ready' command
|-
| -NOSPEEDSEL <ref name="crash" />
| No speed selection
|-
| -NOREADSUB <ref name="crash" />
| No reading of subcodes
|-
| -NOCDTEXT <ref name="TOCcrash">Some drives have problems reading extended TOC information from CDs. This switch may help prevent crash when starting EAC or inserting a CD.</ref>
| No reading of CD-Text
|-
| -NOMULTISESSION <ref name="TOCcrash" />
| No multisession detection
|-
| -HTTP1.0 <ref>probably obsolete</ref>
| Uses HTTP 1.0 instead of 1.1
|-
| -SETFOCUS
| Could fix set focus problem on buttons in UI
|-
| -NOSHOWBUFFER
| Show no Buffer Information when burning a CD (Write CD-R)
|-
| -FORCERAW
| Forces RAW mode when burning a CD (Write CD-R)
|-
| -FORCEPLEXTOR
| Forces Plextor mode when burning a CD (Write CD-R)
|-
| -FORCETEAC
| Forces Teac mode when burning a CD (Write CD-R)
|-
| -FORCESONY
| Forces Sony when burning a CD (Write CD-R)
|-
| -SLOWCONNECT
| Increases timeout duration for internet connections
|-
! colspan=2 | Additional settings
|-
! Switch
! Description
|-
| -FORCEDISABLECACHE
| Tries to set a mode that drive doesn't do caching
|-
| -USEFUA <ref>will not work for most drives</ref>
| Activates 'Force Unit Access' on some drives, e.g. Plextor
|-
| -LONGBEEP
| Uses a different Beep when extraction is finished
|-
| -ERRORGREY
| Shows the error dots in a different color
|-
| -OPENCONSOLE
| Shows a CMD console to see additional debug output (extensive)
|-
| -NOCORRECTION
| No correction for CD-Text retrieval (uppercase/lowercase)
|-
! colspan=2 | Helper functions
|-
! Switch
! Description
|-
| -REPAIRDB
| Attempts to repair the CDDB.sdf database when it is corrupt
|-
! colspan=2 | Extraction related functions
|-
! Switch
! Description
|-
| -EXTRACTWAV <ref name="cancel">Starts EAC with 10 second countdown giving the user the opportunity to cancel the extraction.</ref>
| Copy (extract) <u>all</u> tracks > uncompressed
|-
| -EXTRACTMP3 <ref name="cancel" /> <ref name="CMP">uses settings from [[EAC_Compression_Options|Compression Options]]</ref> <ref>uses naming scheme(s) from [[EAC_Options#Filename|EAC Options > Filename]] and (when used) [[EAC_Options#Additional_Filename|EAC Options > Additional Filename]]</ref>
| Copy (extract) <u>all</u> tracks > compressed
|-
| -IMAGEWAV <ref name="cancel" /> 
| Copy (extract) Image & Create CUE Sheet > uncompressed
|-
| -IMAGEMP3 <ref name="cancel" /> <ref name="CMP" />
| Copy (extract) Image & Create CUE Sheet > compressed<br>{{panel|BUG: The wav extension is written twice i.e. <file>.wav.wav and compressed files are written e.g. <file>.wav.mp3. <br>The CUE Sheet is written with a single extension. |color=yellow}}
|-
| -TESTANDCOPY <ref>Requires one of the following switches: -EXTRACTWAV, -EXTRACTMP3, -IMAGEWAV, or -IMAGEMP3</ref> 
| Perform Test & Copy instead of just Copy (requires an -EXTRACT... or -IMAGE... switch)
|-
| -OUTPUTDIRECTORY "''path''\" <ref>Replace ''path''\ with actual path to directory (the directory path should end with backslash {{code|\}})</ref> <ref name="not used">When this switch is not used, EAC will use the information that was used in the previous session.</ref>
| Sets the output directory (overrides setting in [[EAC_Options#Directories|EAC Options > Directories]]). 
|-
| -EXTRACTIONWINDOWCLOSE  
| Closes extraction window automatically when extraction has finished
|-
| -CLOSE
| Closes EAC after extraction
|-
| -DRIVE ''n'' <ref name="not used" />
| Selects the drive number to use on Startup (1st drive is 0). 
|-
! colspan=2 | Write CD-R
|-
! Switch
! Description
|-
| "''path-to-file''\''filename''.cue" <ref>Replace ''path-to-file'' and ''filename'' with actual path and name of file.</ref>
| Passing a <file>.CUE into EAC as a switch directly loads the CUE sheet into the CD Layout Editor
|}


Notes:
<references />



= External links =

* [https://www.exactaudiocopy.de/en/index.php/overview/tips-specs/ EAC Tips & Tricks]



[[Category:EAC Guides|Command-Line Switches & EAC]]