


mp3info(1)                                             mp3info(1)


NAME
       mp3info - MP3 Information tool

SYNOPSIS
       mp3info [ -option < value > ] filename[s]...

DESCRIPTION
       This is a small tool to get and set MP3 information.

OPTIONS
       -T     Do  NOT  get  TAG  Info.  Use on slowseeking media,
              since TAG is at the very end of the file.

       -s <0/1>
              Print info. Pretty  much  obsolete,  as  it  always
              should be on.  Defaults 1.

       -f <format>
              Format of printed string. See README for details.

       -w     Write  TAG Info. Will write a TAG at the end of the
              file.

       -W     Wipe TAG Info. Will wipe clean TAG Info.  Overrides
              all  other  TAG  Options, and turns -s off. To both
              wipe tag and display info, use -W -s 1

       -n <name>
              Set song title. Implies -w. Will go away soon,  use
              -t instead.

       -t <name>
              Set song title. Alias for -n. Implies -w.

       -a <artist>
              Set name of artist. Implies -w.

       -l <album>
              Set album name. Implies -w.

       -y <year>
              Sets published year. Implies -w.

       -c <comment>
              Sets comment. Implies -w.

       -g <genre>
              Set genre number. Implies -w.

       -p     Prints all the genres.

       -N <format>
              Rename  files  according  to format. Same format as
              -f. If this format expands to  nothing,  no  rename



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mp3info(1)                                             mp3info(1)


              will be done.

       -P[numthreads]
              Plays  file(s).  Beta,  and Linux only. If you com-
              piled with splay and threads, you can  specify  the
              number  of  threads.  If you used the l3dec player,
              you can send the player sighup and it will skip  to
              the next file in the queue.

       -R     Enables random play.

RETURNS
       0      All Ok

       1      Error opening file.

       2      No SYNC Found.

       3      Error writing TAG. (Disk full, maybe?)

       4      Error wiping TAG. (Shouldn't happen)

       5      Error renaming file.

BUGS
       Well,  there  are no known bugs, but if a list of files is
       specified, and handling one of them produces an error, the
       program goes on, and returns the LAST error produced.

CREDITS
       ID3 format by NamkraD/DC (erick@marble.net)

AUTHOR
              Thorvald Natvig
              xeno@mix.hive.no






















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