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To install eyeD3:


sudo apt-get install eyed3

sudo apt-get install eyed3

^{Note: lowercase ‘d’ unlike the actual command.}

To display ID3 info, use “eyeD3 <filename>”, surrounding the filename in quotes if it contains spaces:


eyeD3 edan_spire.mp3

eyeD3 edan_spire.mp3


eyeD3 "Edan Walk - Spire (Original Mix).mp3"

eyeD3 "Edan Walk - Spire (Original Mix).mp3"

^{Note: uppercase ‘D’ when using the command.}

Output:


Edan Walk - Spire (Original Mix).mp3    [ 11.67 MB ]
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Time: 05:04     MPEG1, Layer III        [ 320 kb/s @ 44100 Hz - Joint stereo ]
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ID3 v2.3:
title: Spire (Original Mix)             artist: Edan Walk
album: Club Movement 2015               year: 2015
track: 38               genre: Dance (id 3)

FRONT_COVER Image: [Size: 86624 bytes] [Type: image/jpeg]
Description:

Edan Walk - Spire (Original Mix).mp3 [ 11.67 MB ]

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Time: 05:04 MPEG1, Layer III [ 320 kb/s @ 44100 Hz - Joint stereo ]

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ID3 v2.3:

title: Spire (Original Mix) artist: Edan Walk

album: Club Movement 2015 year: 2015

track: 38 genre: Dance (id 3)

FRONT_COVER Image: [Size: 86624 bytes] [Type: image/jpeg]

Description:

You can also display the ID3 info for multiple files at once, for example to see the ID3 tags for every file in a directory:


eyeD3 *

eyeD3 *

There’s lots you can do with eyeD3, including retagging, copying tags, removing tags, converting one tag format to another, etc.. here’s the full “eyeD3 –help” usage output:


Usage
=====
  eyeD3 [OPTS] file [file...]

Options
=======
  --version             show program's version number and exit
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit

Tag Versions
------------
    -1, --v1            Only read/write ID3 v1.x tags. By default, v1.x tags
                        are only read if there is not a v2.x tag.
    -2, --v2            Only read/write ID3 v2.x tags.
    --to-v1.1           Convert the file's tag to ID3 v1.1. (Or 1.0 if there is
                        no track number.)
    --to-v2.3           Convert the file's tag to ID3 v2.3
    --to-v2.4           Convert the file's tag to ID3 v2.4

Tag Data
--------
    -a STRING, --artist=STRING
                        Set artist
    -A STRING, --album=STRING
                        Set album
    -t STRING, --title=STRING
                        Set title
    -n NUM, --track=NUM
                        Set track number
    -N NUM, --track-total=NUM
                        Set total number of tracks
    -G GENRE, --genre=GENRE
                        Set genre. The argument is a valid genre string or
                        number.  See --list-genres
    -Y STRING, --year=STRING
                        Set a four digit year.
    -c [LANGUAGE]:[DESCRIPTION]:COMMENT, --comment=[LANGUAGE]:[DESCRIPTION]:COMMENT
                        Set comment
    -L [LANGUAGE]:[DESCRIPTION]:LYRICS, --lyrics=[LANGUAGE]:[DESCRIPTION]:LYRICS
                        Set lyrics
    -p STRING, --publisher=STRING
                        Set the publisher/label text
    --remove-comments   Remove all comment frames.
    --remove-lyrics     Remove all lyrics frames.
    --add-image=IMG_PATH:TYPE[:DESCRIPTION]
                        Add an image to the tag.  The description and type
                        optional, but when used, both ':' delimiters must be
                        present.  The type MUST be an string that corresponds
                        to one given with --list-image-types. If the IMG_PATH
                        value is empty the APIC frame with TYPE is removed.
    --remove-images     Remove all image (APIC) frames.
    --add-object=OBJ_PATH[:DESCRIPTION[:MIME-TYPE[:FILENAME]]
                        Add an encapsulated object to the tag.  The description
                        and filename are optional, but when used, the ':'
                        delimiters must be present.  If the OBJ_PATH value is
                        empty the GEOB frame with DESCRIPTION is removed.
    -i DIR, --write-images=DIR
                        Causes all attached images (APIC frames) to be written
                        to the specified directory.
    -o DIR, --write-objects=DIR
                        Causes all attached objects (GEOB frames) to be written
                        to the specified directory.
    --set-text-frame=FID:TEXT
                        Set the value of a text frame.  To remove the frame,
                        specify an empty value.  e.g., --set-text-frame="TDRC:"
    --set-user-text-frame=DESC:TEXT
                        Set the value of a user text frame (i.e., TXXX). To
                        remove the frame, specify an empty value.  e.g., --set-
                        user-text-frame="SomeDesc:"
    --set-url-frame=FID:URL
                        Set the value of a URL frame.  To remove the frame,
                        specify an empty value.  e.g., --set-url-frame="WCOM:"
    --set-user-url-frame=DESC:URL
                        Set the value of a user URL frame (i.e., WXXX). To
                        remove the frame, specify an empty value.  e.g., --set-
                        user-url-frame="SomeDesc:"
    --play-count=[+]N   If this argument value begins with '+' the tag's play
                        count (PCNT) is incremented by N, otherwise the value
                        is set to exactly N.
    --bpm=N             Set the beats per minute value.
    --unique-file-id=OWNER_ID:ID
                        Add a UFID frame.  If the ID arg is empty the UFID
                        frame with OWNER_ID is removed.  An OWNER_ID MUST be
                        specified.
    --set-encoding=latin1|utf8|utf16-BE|utf16-LE
                        Set the encoding that is used for _all_ text frames.
                        This only takes affect when the tag is updated as the
                        result of a frame value being set with another option
                        (e.g., --artist=) or --force-update is present.
    --remove-v1         Remove ID3 v1.x tag.
    --remove-v2         Remove ID3 v2.x tag.
    --remove-all        Remove both ID3 v1.x and v2.x tags.

Misc. Options
-------------
    --rename=NAME       Rename file (the extension is not affected) based on
                        data in the tag using substitution variables: %A
                        (artist), %a (album), %t (title), %n (track number),
                        and %N (total number of tracks)
    --fs-encoding=ENCODING
                        Use the specified character encoding for the filename
                        when renaming files
    -l, --list-genres   Display the table of ID3 genres and exit
    --list-image-types  List all possible image types
    --strict            Fail for tags that violate the ID3 specification.
    --jep-118           Output the tag per the format described in JEP-0118.
                        See http://www.xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0118.html
    --nfo               Output NFO information.
    --lametag           Prints the LAME Tag.
    --force-update      Update the tag regardless of whether any frames are set
                        with new values.
    --no-color          Disable color output
    --no-zero-padding   Don't pad track or disc numbers with 0's
    --no-tagging-time-frame
                        When saving tags do not add a TDTG (tagging time) frame
    -F DELIM            Specify a new delimiter for option values that contain
                        multiple fields (default delimiter is ':')
    -v, --verbose       Show all available information
    --debug             Trace program execution.
    --run-profiler      Run using python profiler.

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Usage

=====

eyeD3 [OPTS] file [file...]

Options

=======

--version show program's version number and exit

-h, --help show this help message and exit

Tag Versions

------------

-1, --v1 Only read/write ID3 v1.x tags. By default, v1.x tags

are only read if there is not a v2.x tag.

-2, --v2 Only read/write ID3 v2.x tags.

--to-v1.1 Convert the file's tag to ID3 v1.1. (Or 1.0 if there is

no track number.)

--to-v2.3 Convert the file's tag to ID3 v2.3

--to-v2.4 Convert the file's tag to ID3 v2.4

Tag Data

--------

-a STRING, --artist=STRING

Set artist

-A STRING, --album=STRING

Set album

-t STRING, --title=STRING

Set title

-n NUM, --track=NUM

Set track number

-N NUM, --track-total=NUM

Set total number of tracks

-G GENRE, --genre=GENRE

Set genre. The argument is a valid genre string or

number. See --list-genres

-Y STRING, --year=STRING

Set a four digit year.

-c [LANGUAGE]:[DESCRIPTION]:COMMENT, --comment=[LANGUAGE]:[DESCRIPTION]:COMMENT

Set comment

-L [LANGUAGE]:[DESCRIPTION]:LYRICS, --lyrics=[LANGUAGE]:[DESCRIPTION]:LYRICS

Set lyrics

-p STRING, --publisher=STRING

Set the publisher/label text

--remove-comments Remove all comment frames.

--remove-lyrics Remove all lyrics frames.

--add-image=IMG_PATH:TYPE[:DESCRIPTION]

Add an image to the tag. The description and type

optional, but when used, both ':' delimiters must be

present. The type MUST be an string that corresponds

to one given with --list-image-types. If the IMG_PATH

value is empty the APIC frame with TYPE is removed.

--remove-images Remove all image (APIC) frames.

--add-object=OBJ_PATH[:DESCRIPTION[:MIME-TYPE[:FILENAME]]

Add an encapsulated object to the tag. The description

and filename are optional, but when used, the ':'

delimiters must be present. If the OBJ_PATH value is

empty the GEOB frame with DESCRIPTION is removed.

-i DIR, --write-images=DIR

Causes all attached images (APIC frames) to be written

to the specified directory.

-o DIR, --write-objects=DIR

Causes all attached objects (GEOB frames) to be written

to the specified directory.

--set-text-frame=FID:TEXT

Set the value of a text frame. To remove the frame,

specify an empty value. e.g., --set-text-frame="TDRC:"

--set-user-text-frame=DESC:TEXT

Set the value of a user text frame (i.e., TXXX). To

remove the frame, specify an empty value. e.g., --set-

user-text-frame="SomeDesc:"

--set-url-frame=FID:URL

Set the value of a URL frame. To remove the frame,

specify an empty value. e.g., --set-url-frame="WCOM:"

--set-user-url-frame=DESC:URL

Set the value of a user URL frame (i.e., WXXX). To

remove the frame, specify an empty value. e.g., --set-

user-url-frame="SomeDesc:"

--play-count=[+]N If this argument value begins with '+' the tag's play

count (PCNT) is incremented by N, otherwise the value

is set to exactly N.

--bpm=N Set the beats per minute value.

--unique-file-id=OWNER_ID:ID

Add a UFID frame. If the ID arg is empty the UFID

frame with OWNER_ID is removed. An OWNER_ID MUST be

specified.

--set-encoding=latin1|utf8|utf16-BE|utf16-LE

Set the encoding that is used for _all_ text frames.

This only takes affect when the tag is updated as the

result of a frame value being set with another option

(e.g., --artist=) or --force-update is present.

--remove-v1 Remove ID3 v1.x tag.

--remove-v2 Remove ID3 v2.x tag.

--remove-all Remove both ID3 v1.x and v2.x tags.

Misc. Options

-------------

--rename=NAME Rename file (the extension is not affected) based on

data in the tag using substitution variables: %A

(artist), %a (album), %t (title), %n (track number),

and %N (total number of tracks)

--fs-encoding=ENCODING

Use the specified character encoding for the filename

when renaming files

-l, --list-genres Display the table of ID3 genres and exit

--list-image-types List all possible image types

--strict Fail for tags that violate the ID3 specification.

--jep-118 Output the tag per the format described in JEP-0118.

See http://www.xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0118.html

--nfo Output NFO information.

--lametag Prints the LAME Tag.

--force-update Update the tag regardless of whether any frames are set

with new values.

--no-color Disable color output

--no-zero-padding Don't pad track or disc numbers with 0's

--no-tagging-time-frame

When saving tags do not add a TDTG (tagging time) frame

-F DELIM Specify a new delimiter for option values that contain

multiple fields (default delimiter is ':')

-v, --verbose Show all available information

--debug Trace program execution.

--run-profiler Run using python profiler.

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