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
| Improve compatibility with some non-standard drives | |
|---|---|
| Switch | Description |
| -NOSTOPCOMMAND [1] | Do not send 'Stop' command on playing audio |
| -NOTESTUNIT [1] | Do not use 'Test Unit Ready' command |
| -NOSPEEDSEL [1] | No speed selection |
| -NOREADSUB [1] | No reading of subcodes |
| -NOCDTEXT [2] | No reading of CD-Text |
| -NOMULTISESSION [2] | No multisession detection |
| -HTTP1.0 [3] | 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 |
| Additional settings | |
| Switch | Description |
| -FORCEDISABLECACHE | Tries to set a mode that drive doesn't do caching |
| -USEFUA [4] | 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) |
| Helper functions | |
| Switch | Description |
| -REPAIRDB | Attempts to repair the CDDB.sdf database when it is corrupt |
| Extraction related functions | |
| Switch | Description |
| -EXTRACTWAV [5] | Copy (extract) all tracks > uncompressed |
| -EXTRACTMP3 [5] [6] [7] | Copy (extract) all tracks > compressed |
| -IMAGEWAV [5] | Copy (extract) Image & Create CUE Sheet > uncompressed |
| -IMAGEMP3 [5] [6] | Copy (extract) Image & Create CUE Sheet > compressed BUG: The wav extension is written twice i.e. <file>.wav.wav and compressed files are written e.g. <file>.wav.mp3. |
| -TESTANDCOPY [8] | Perform Test & Copy instead of just Copy (requires an -EXTRACT... or -IMAGE... switch) |
| -OUTPUTDIRECTORY "path\" [9] [10] | Sets the output directory (overrides setting in EAC Options > Directories). |
| -EXTRACTIONWINDOWCLOSE | Closes extraction window automatically when extraction has finished |
| -CLOSE | Closes EAC after extraction |
| -DRIVE n [10] | Selects the drive number to use on Startup (1st drive is 0). |
| Write CD-R | |
| Switch | Description |
| "path-to-file\filename.cue" [11] | Passing a <file>.CUE into EAC as a switch directly loads the CUE sheet into the CD Layout Editor |
Notes:
- ↑ a b c d This switch may help to prevent EAC from crashing on some systems.
- ↑ a b Some drives have problems reading extended TOC information from CDs. This switch may help prevent crash when starting EAC or inserting a CD.
- ↑ probably obsolete
- ↑ will not work for most drives
- ↑ a b c d Starts EAC with 10 second countdown giving the user the opportunity to cancel the extraction.
- ↑ a b uses settings from Compression Options
- ↑ uses naming scheme(s) from EAC Options > Filename and (when used) EAC Options > Additional Filename
- ↑ Requires one of the following switches: -EXTRACTWAV, -EXTRACTMP3, -IMAGEWAV, or -IMAGEMP3
- ↑ Replace path\ with actual path to directory (the directory path should end with backslash
\) - ↑ a b When this switch is not used, EAC will use the information that was used in the previous session.
- ↑ Replace path-to-file and filename with actual path and name of file.