2.2.2 Reading from CD-ROM Device -------------------------------- The option '--cdrom-device' or the short form '-C' is used when you want to read from a Compact Disk. The name given would be the device name. If you don't specify a device, a default will be selected based on the Operating System or information that can be gleaned from the OS. For example on GNU/Linux, the default device may be '/dev/cdrom', while on Solaris it might be '/vol/dev/aliases/cdrom0'.