Chris@1: manpage.1'. You may view Chris@1: the manual page with: `docbook-to-man manpage.sgml | nroff -man | Chris@1: less'. A typical entry in a Makefile or Makefile.am is: Chris@1: Chris@1: manpage.1: manpage.sgml Chris@1: docbook-to-man $< > $@ Chris@1: --> Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: dann"> Chris@1: frazier"> Chris@1: Chris@1: 2006-11-14"> Chris@1: Chris@1: 1"> Chris@1: dannf@debian.org"> Chris@1: Chris@1: METAFLAC"> Chris@1: Chris@1: ]> Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1:
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Chris@1: Chris@1: &manucpackage; Chris@1: Chris@1: &mansection; Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: &manpackage; Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: program to list, add, remove, or edit metadata in one or more FLAC files. Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: &manpackage; Chris@1: Chris@1: options Chris@1: Chris@1: operations Chris@1: FLACfile Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: DESCRIPTION Chris@1: Chris@1: Use &manpackage; to list, add, remove, or edit Chris@1: metadata in one or more FLAC files. You may perform one major operation, Chris@1: or many shorthand operations at a time. Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: OPTIONS Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Preserve the original modification time in spite of edits. Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Prefix each output line with the FLAC file name (the default if Chris@1: more than one FLAC file is specified). Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Do not prefix each output line with the FLAC file name (the default Chris@1: if only one FLAC file is specified). Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Do not convert tags from UTF-8 to local charset, or vice versa. This is Chris@1: useful for scripts, and setting tags in situations where the locale is wrong. Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: By default metaflac tries to use padding where possible to avoid Chris@1: rewriting the entire file if the metadata size changes. Use this Chris@1: option to tell metaflac to not take advantage of padding this way. Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: SHORTHAND OPERATIONS Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Show the MD5 signature from the STREAMINFO block. Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Show the minimum block size from the STREAMINFO block. Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Show the maximum block size from the STREAMINFO block. Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Show the minimum frame size from the STREAMINFO block. Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Show the maximum frame size from the STREAMINFO block. Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Show the sample rate from the STREAMINFO block. Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Show the number of channels from the STREAMINFO block. Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Show the # of bits per sample from the STREAMINFO block. Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Show the total # of samples from the STREAMINFO block. Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Show the vendor string from the VORBIS_COMMENT block. Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Show all tags where the the field name matches 'name'. Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Remove all tags whose field name is 'name'. Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Remove first tag whose field name is 'name'. Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Remove all tags, leaving only the vendor string. Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Add a tag. The field must comply with the Chris@1: Vorbis comment spec, of the form "NAME=VALUE". If there is Chris@1: currently no tag block, one will be created. Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Like --set-tag, except the VALUE is a filename whose Chris@1: contents will be read verbatim to set the tag value. Chris@1: Unless --no-utf8-convert is specified, the contents will be Chris@1: converted to UTF-8 from the local charset. This can be used Chris@1: to store a cuesheet in a tag (e.g. Chris@1: --set-tag-from-file="CUESHEET=image.cue"). Do not try to Chris@1: store binary data in tag fields! Use APPLICATION blocks for Chris@1: that. Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Import tags from a file. Use '-' for stdin. Each Chris@1: line should be of the form NAME=VALUE. Multi-line comments Chris@1: are currently not supported. Specify --remove-all-tags and/or Chris@1: --no-utf8-convert before --import-tags-from if necessary. If Chris@1: FILE is '-' (stdin), only one FLAC file may be specified. Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Export tags to a file. Use '-' for stdout. Each Chris@1: line will be of the form NAME=VALUE. Specify Chris@1: --no-utf8-convert if necessary. Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Import a cuesheet from a file. Use '-' for stdin. Only one Chris@1: FLAC file may be specified. A seekpoint will be added for each Chris@1: index point in the cuesheet to the SEEKTABLE unless Chris@1: --no-cued-seekpoints is specified. Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Export CUESHEET block to a cuesheet file, suitable for use by Chris@1: CD authoring software. Use '-' for stdout. Only one FLAC file Chris@1: may be specified on the command line. Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: ={FILENAME|SPECIFICATION} Chris@1: Chris@1: Import a picture and store it in a PICTURE metadata block. More than one --import-picture-from command can be specified. Either a filename for the picture file or a more complete specification form can be used. The SPECIFICATION is a string whose parts are separated by | (pipe) characters. Some parts may be left empty to invoke default values. FILENAME is just shorthand for "||||FILENAME". The format of SPECIFICATION is Chris@1: [TYPE]|[MIME-TYPE]|[DESCRIPTION]|[WIDTHxHEIGHTxDEPTH[/COLORS]]|FILE Chris@1: TYPE is optional; it is a number from one of: Chris@1: 0: Other Chris@1: 1: 32x32 pixels 'file icon' (PNG only) Chris@1: 2: Other file icon Chris@1: 3: Cover (front) Chris@1: 4: Cover (back) Chris@1: 5: Leaflet page Chris@1: 6: Media (e.g. label side of CD) Chris@1: 7: Lead artist/lead performer/soloist Chris@1: 8: Artist/performer Chris@1: 9: Conductor Chris@1: 10: Band/Orchestra Chris@1: 11: Composer Chris@1: 12: Lyricist/text writer Chris@1: 13: Recording Location Chris@1: 14: During recording Chris@1: 15: During performance Chris@1: 16: Movie/video screen capture Chris@1: 17: A bright coloured fish Chris@1: 18: Illustration Chris@1: 19: Band/artist logotype Chris@1: 20: Publisher/Studio logotype Chris@1: The default is 3 (front cover). There may only be one picture each of type 1 and 2 in a file. Chris@1: Chris@1: MIME-TYPE is optional; if left blank, it will be detected from the file. For best compatibility with players, use pictures with MIME type image/jpeg or image/png. The MIME type can also be --> to mean that FILE is actually a URL to an image, though this use is discouraged. Chris@1: Chris@1: DESCRIPTION is optional; the default is an empty string. Chris@1: Chris@1: The next part specfies the resolution and color information. If the MIME-TYPE is image/jpeg, image/png, or image/gif, you can usually leave this empty and they can be detected from the file. Otherwise, you must specify the width in pixels, height in pixels, and color depth in bits-per-pixel. If the image has indexed colors you should also specify the number of colors used. When manually specified, it is not checked against the file for accuracy. Chris@1: Chris@1: FILE is the path to the picture file to be imported, or the URL if MIME type is --> Chris@1: Chris@1: For example, "|image/jpeg|||../cover.jpg" will embed the JPEG file at ../cover.jpg, defaulting to type 3 (front cover) and an empty description. The resolution and color info will be retrieved from the file itself. Chris@1: Chris@1: The specification "4|-->|CD|320x300x24/173|http://blah.blah/backcover.tiff" will embed the given URL, with type 4 (back cover), description "CD", and a manually specified resolution of 320x300, 24 bits-per-pixel, and 173 colors. The file at the URL will not be fetched; the URL itself is stored in the PICTURE metadata block. Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Export PICTURE block to a file. Use '-' for stdout. Only one FLAC file may be specified on the command line. The first PICTURE block will be exported unless --export-picture-to is preceded by a --block-number=# option to specify the exact metadata block to extract. Note that the block number is the one shown by --list. Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Calculates the title and album gains/peaks of the given FLAC Chris@1: files as if all the files were part of one album, then stores Chris@1: them as FLAC tags. The tags are the same as Chris@1: those used by vorbisgain. Existing ReplayGain tags will be Chris@1: replaced. If only one FLAC file is given, the album and title Chris@1: gains will be the same. Since this operation requires two Chris@1: passes, it is always executed last, after all other operations Chris@1: have been completed and written to disk. All FLAC files Chris@1: specified must have the same resolution, sample rate, and Chris@1: number of channels. The sample rate must be one of 8, 11.025, Chris@1: 12, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, or 48 kHz. Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Removes the ReplayGain tags. Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: ={#|X|#x|#s} Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Add seek points to a SEEKTABLE block. Using #, a seek point at Chris@1: that sample number is added. Using X, a placeholder point is Chris@1: added at the end of a the table. Using #x, # evenly spaced seek Chris@1: points will be added, the first being at sample 0. Using #s, a Chris@1: seekpoint will be added every # seconds (# does not have to be a Chris@1: whole number; it can be, for example, 9.5, meaning a seekpoint Chris@1: every 9.5 seconds). If no SEEKTABLE block exists, one will be Chris@1: created. If one already exists, points will be added to the Chris@1: existing table, and any duplicates will be turned into placeholder Chris@1: points. You may use many --add-seekpoint options; the resulting Chris@1: SEEKTABLE will be the unique-ified union of all such values. Chris@1: Example: --add-seekpoint=100x --add-seekpoint=3.5s will add 100 Chris@1: evenly spaced seekpoints and a seekpoint every 3.5 seconds. Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Add a padding block of the given length (in bytes). The overall Chris@1: length of the new block will be 4 + length; the extra 4 bytes is Chris@1: for the metadata block header. Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: MAJOR OPERATIONS Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: List the contents of one or more metadata blocks to stdout. By Chris@1: default, all metadata blocks are listed in text format. Use the Chris@1: following options to change this behavior: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: An optional comma-separated list of block numbers to display. Chris@1: The first block, the STREAMINFO block, is block 0. Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: An optional comma-separated list of block types to be included Chris@1: or ignored with this option. Use only one of --block-type or Chris@1: --except-block-type. The valid block types are: STREAMINFO, Chris@1: PADDING, APPLICATION, SEEKTABLE, VORBIS_COMMENT. You may Chris@1: narrow down the types of APPLICATION blocks displayed as Chris@1: follows: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: APPLICATION:abcd The APPLICATION block(s) whose textual repre- Chris@1: sentation of the 4-byte ID is "abcd" Chris@1: APPLICATION:0xXXXXXXXX The APPLICATION block(s) whose hexadecimal big- Chris@1: endian representation of the 4-byte ID is Chris@1: "0xXXXXXXXX". For the example "abcd" above the Chris@1: hexadecimal equivalalent is 0x61626364 Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: if both --block-number and --[except-]block-type are Chris@1: specified, the result is the logical AND of both Chris@1: arguments. Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: If the application block you are displaying contains binary Chris@1: data but your --data-format=text, you can display a hex dump Chris@1: of the application data contents instead using Chris@1: --application-data-format=hexdump. Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Remove one or more metadata blocks from the metadata. Unless Chris@1: --dont-use-padding is specified, the blocks will be replaced with Chris@1: padding. You may not remove the STREAMINFO block. Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: See --list above for usage. Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: if both --block-number and --[except-]block-type are Chris@1: specified, the result is the logical AND of both arguments. Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Remove all metadata blocks (except the STREAMINFO block) from the Chris@1: metadata. Unless --dont-use-padding is specified, the blocks will Chris@1: be replaced with padding. Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Merge adjacent PADDING blocks into single blocks. Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Move all PADDING blocks to the end of the metadata and merge them Chris@1: into a single block. Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: Chris@1: SEE ALSO Chris@1: Chris@1: flac(1). Chris@1: Chris@1:
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