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PROGRAM:

NAME

tagmp3 - manipulate ID3v1 tags

SYNOPSIS

tagmp3 [ -n ] mode [ format ] [ file ] ...

DESCRIPTION

tagmp3 allows you to set and remove ID3v1 tags from mp3 files. Additionaly move mode can
be used to move mp3 files according to their ID3v1 tag. An ID3v1 tag is a chunk of extra
informations such as artist name, album and genre. ID3v1 tags are displayed by most mp3
players.

MODE

show show file's ID3v1 tag.

set sets file's ID3v1 tag according to format.

move move file to a destination based on FORMAT.

del remove file's ID3v1 tag if any.

list displays numeric music genres along with their meaning.

-h print a (not so) short help message.

-v print version and exit.

OPTIONS

-n Show what will be done, don't alter any file.

FORMAT STRING

The format string is a character string composed of zero or more directives: ordinary
characters (not %), which are not interpreted and conversion specifications, each of
which results in the corresponding ID3v1 tag field substitution. Each conversion
specification is introduced by the character %. The following lines describes each
conversion specification along with its associated ID3v1 field. Special sequence %% is
substituted with a single %.

%A Artist Name

%a Album Name

%t Song Title

%T Track Number

%y Year

%g Genre

%c Comments

format string for set mode

For set mode the format string is a list of ID3v1 fields followed by a ':' (next chars are
the field value) or a '?' (ask user for field value)

example: tagmp3 set "%A:Pink Floyd %a:The Wall %t? %T?" *.mp3
For each mp3 of this directory, sets the artist name to Pink Floyd and the album to
The Wall. For each file ask for the title and the track number. Leave the other
fields untouched. Be aware that genre field require a numeric value. Known genres
can be displayed with the list mode.

format string for move mode

The format string is the destination path where each field identifier is substituted with
the tag value.

example: tagmp3 move "/home/foo/mp3/%A/%a/%T-%t.mp3" *.mp3
with the set example above will move all mp3 to "/home/foo/mp3/Pink Floyd/The
Wall/{track}-{title}.mp3"
If you prefer the "flat" naming scheme, you will use something like
tagmp3 move "%A-%t.mp3" *.mp3

NOTES

move mode never overwrite files.
move mode creates intermediate directories specified in the format string. Each directory
creation is to be confirmed by the user.
ID3v2 tags are not supported so far.
If a file can't be moved ( wrong file type, ID3v1 tag absent or blank field , ...) then it
is left untouched.
Fake mp3 (i.e. Wave file with .mp3 extension) are moved into "fake-mp3/" directory in move
mode. set mode refuses to tag them since this would add noisy artifact at the end of the
song.

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