| Linux / Unix Command: vorbiscomment |
NAME
vorbiscomment - edits Ogg Vorbis commentsSYNOPSIS
vorbiscomment [-l] file.oggvorbiscomment -a [ -t ``tag=value'' ] in.ogg out.ogg
vorbiscomment -w in.ogg out.ogg
DESCRIPTION
vorbiscomment reads, modifies, and appends Ogg Vorbis audio file metadata tags.OPTIONS
- -a
- Append comments.
- -c commentfile
- Take comments from a file. The file is the same format as is output by the the -l option: one element per line in 'tag=value' format.
- -h
- Show command help.
- -l
- List the comments in the ogg vorbis file.
- -q
- Quiet mode. No messages are displayed.
- -t 'tag=value'
- Specify a new tag on the command line. Each tag is given as a single string. The part before the '=' is treated as the tag name and the part after as the value.
- -w
-
Replace comments with the new set given either on the command line with -t or from a file with -c.
EXAMPLES
To just see what comment tags are in a file:
vorbiscomment -l file.ogg
To edit those comments:
vorbiscomment -l file.ogg > file.txt
[edit the comments in file.txt to your statisfaction]
vorbiscomment -w -c file.txt file.ogg newfile.ogg
To simply add a comment:
vorbiscomment -a -t 'ARTIST=No One You Know' file.ogg newfile.ogg
SEE ALSO
See http://xiph.org/ogg/vorbis/doc/v-comment.html for documentation on the Ogg Vorbis tag format, including a suggested list of canonical tag names.Important: Use the man command (% man) to see how a command is used on your particular computer.
