New command -use_immed_bit, new -as cdrecord option use_immed_bit=

xorriso/xorrecord.1

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 .\" First parameter, NAME, should be all caps
 .\" Second parameter, SECTION, should be 1-8, maybe w/ subsection
 .\" other parameters are allowed: see man(7), man(1)
-.TH XORRECORD 1 "Version 1.4.5, Jul 02, 2016"
+.TH XORRECORD 1 "Version 1.4.5, Jul 30, 2016"
 .\" Please adjust this date whenever revising the manpage.
 .\"
 .\" Some roff macros, for reference:
@@ -480,6 +480,10 @@ Equivalent to:
 Equivalent to:
 .br
  modesty_on_drive=75
+.br
+In cdrecord, this also controls use of the Immed bit.
+But xorriso uses Immed where possible and appropriate, unless it is disabled
+by option use_immed_bit=off .
 .TP
 \fB\-eject\fR
 Eject the drive tray after alll other work is done.
@@ -643,6 +647,16 @@ Default is:
   modesty_on_drive=off:min_percent=90:max_percent=95:
   timeout_sec=120:min_usec=5000:max_usec=25000
 .TP
+\fBuse_immed_bit="on"|"off"|"default"\fR
+Control whether several long lasting SCSI commands shall be executed with the
+Immed bit, which makes the commands end early while the drive operation is
+still going on. xorriso then inquires progress indication until the drive
+reports to be ready again. If this feature is turned off, then blanking and
+formatting will show no progress indication.
+.br
+It may depend on the operating system whether \-use_immed_bit is set to "off"
+by default.
+.TP
 \fBwrite_start_address=value\fR
 Set the block address on overwritable media where to start writing the track.
 With DVD+RW, DVD\-RAM or BD\-RE, byte_offset must be aligned to 2 kiB blocks,