SYNOPSIS
tracktag [OPTIONS] <track 1> [track 2] ...DESCRIPTION
tracktag takes new metadata values and a list of audio files and updates those files with the new values.
OPTIONS
- -h, --help
- show a list of options and exit
- -I, --interactive
- Once any other command-line arguments are processed, edit the given tracks in interactive mode.
- -r, --replace
- this options erases all existing metadata and replaces it with any specified values
- --replay-gain
- add ReplayGain metadata to tracks
- --remove-replay-gain
- remove ReplayGain metadata from tracks
- -j, --joint=PROCESSES
- The maximum number of albums to calculate ReplayGain for at one time.
- -V, --verbose=VERBOSITY
- The level of output to display. Choose between 'normal', 'quiet' and 'debug'.
TEXT OPTIONS
- --name=NAME
- the name of the track
- --artist=NAME
- the track's artist
- --performer=NAME
- the track's performer
- --composer=NAME
- the track's composer
- --conductor=NAME
- the track's conductor
- --album=NAME
- the track's album name
- --catalog=NUMBER
- the album's catalog number, typically indicated on its case
- --number=NUMBER
- the track's number on the disc
- --track-total=NUMBER
- the total number of tracks on the disc
- --album-number=NUMBER
- the album's number, if it is one in a series of albums; for example, a 3 CD set might have an album number of 1, 2 or 3
- --album-total=NUMBER
- the total number of albums in the set
- --compilation=YES/NO
- whether the track is part of a compilation
- --ISRC=ISRC
- the track's ISRC
- --publisher=NAME
- the album's publisher
- --media-type=MEDIA
- the album's media type, such as "CD", "vinyl", etc.
- --year=YEAR
- the album's release year
- --date=DATE
- the track's original recording date
- --copyright=COPYRIGHT
- the album's copyright information
- --comment=TEXT
- comment text
- --comment-file=FILENAME
- a file containing comment text, for particularly long comments
REMOVAL OPTIONS
- --remove-name
- --remove-artist
- --remove-performer
- --remove-composer
- --remove-conductor
- --remove-album
- --remove-catalog
- --remove-number
- --remove-track-total
- --remove-album-number
- --remove-album-total
- --remove-compilation
- --remove-ISRC
- --remove-publisher
- --remove-media-type
- --remove-year
- --remove-date
- --remove-copyright
- --remove-comment
CD LOOKUP OPTIONS
- -M, --metadata-lookup
- perform metadata lookup for tracks as if they were a single CD
- --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
EXAMPLES
Update track.flac to be track number 5 and have a track name of "Test Track".
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tracktag "--name=Test Track" --number=5 track.flac
Add ISRC metadata from the disc in /dev/cdrom to all MP3 files in the current directory
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cdrdao read-toc --device /dev/cdrom album.toc
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tracktag --cue=album.toc *.mp3
AUTHOR
Brian Langenberger