SYNOPSIS
trackcat [OPTIONS] <track 1> [track 2] [track 3] ...DESCRIPTION
trackcat combines the audio data from two or more audio tracks into a single output track.
OPTIONS
- -h, --help
- show a list of options and exit
- -I, --interactive
- edit metadata and encoding options in interactive mode prior to converting tracks
- --cue=FILENAME
- a cuesheet to embed in the output file
- --add-cue
- Embed a cuesheet in the output file using the track lengths as index points. This option assures a concatenated file can be re-split into its original tracks even if the original cuesheet is not available.
- -V, --verbose=VERBOSITY
- The level of output to display. Choose between 'normal', 'quiet' and 'debug'.
ENCODING OPTIONS
- -o, --output=FILENAME
- the output filename of the concatenated track
- -t, --type=TYPE
- the audio format of the concatenated track; for a list of available audio formats, try: -t help
- -q, --quality=QUALITY
- the desired quality of the concatenated track; for a list of available quality modes for a given format, try: -q help
CD LOOKUP OPTIONS
- -M, --metadata-lookup
- perform metadata lookup for converted tracks
- --musicbrainz-server=HOSTNAME
- the MusicBrainz server name to query for metadata
- --musicbrainz-port=PORT
- the MusicBrainz port to query for metadata
- --no-musicbrainz
- don't query MusicBrainz for metadata
- --freedb-server=HOSTNAME
- the FreeDB server name to query for metadata
- --freedb-port=PORT
- the FreeDB port to query for metadata
- --no-freedb
- don't query FreeDB for metadata
- -D, --default
- When multiple metadata choices are available, select the first one automatically. This option has no effect when used with -I
EXAMPLE
Convert all of the WAVE files in sourcedir to a single FLAC file, album.flac at the highest possible compression (quality 8):
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trackcat -t flac -q 8 -o album.flac sourcedir/*.wav
AUTHOR
Brian Langenberger