NAME

tracktag - update audio file metadata

SYNOPSIS

tracktag [OPTIONS] <track 1> [track 2] ...

tracktag takes new metadata values and a list of audio files and updates those files with the new values.

-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'.

--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

-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

Update track.flac to be track number 5 and have a track name of "Test Track".

Add ISRC metadata from the disc in /dev/cdrom to all MP3 files in the current directory

Brian Langenberger