---
name: "amarokcollectionscanner"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "amarok-utils"
version: "2.8.0-8"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/amarokcollectionscanner"
---

# amarokcollectionscanner(1)

Collection Scanner for Amarok

## NAME

amarokcollectionscanner - Collection Scanner for Amarok

## SYNOPSIS

amarokcollectionscanner \[Qt-options\] \[KDE-options\] Folder(s)

## DESCRIPTION

This Amarok helper utility scans folder(s) given on the command line or restarts previous scan if **--restart** option was given and writes a specially structured XML file to standard output with extensive information (including tags) about audio files it was able to find. XML file schema used by this utility is Amarok specific.

You may find his utility useful if you need to retrieve and/or display extended information about collection of audio files.

## OPTIONS

### Folder(s) Folders to scan

### Arguments:

###

### Options:

- **-r, --recursive**

  Scan folders recursively

- **-i, --incremental**

  Incremental Scan (modified folders only)

- **-p, --importplaylists**

  Import playlist

- **-s, --restart**

  Restart the scanner at last position, after a crash \[\]

### Generic options:

- **--help**

  Show help about options

- **--help-qt**

  Show Qt specific options

- **--help-kde**

  Show KDE specific options

- **--help-all**

  Show all options

- **--author**

  Show author information

- **-v, --version**

  Show version information

- **--license**

  Show license information

- **--**

  End of options

### Amarok Developers

## AUTHORS

## OTHER

This manual page was written by Modestas Vainius \<modestas@vainius.eu\> for Debian.