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.

BUGS

       Plenty of :)
       For move mode, source and destination must reside on the same file system / partition.

AUTHOR

       Laurent Alacoque <laureck@users.sourceforge.net> CopyLeft 2001
       Bugs, patch, infos, new releases, girls, money go to :
       http://mpgtx.sourceforge.net/

Linux                                              APRIL 2001                                          tagmp3(1)