---
name: "himdcli"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "minidisc-utils"
version: "0.9.16-3+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/himdcli"
---

# himdcli(1)

Command line interface for accessing HiMD Walkman

## NAME

himdcli - Command line interface for accessing HiMD Walkman

## SYNOPSIS

**himdcli \<HiMD path\> \<command\>**

## DESCRIPTION

**himdcli** is a command line interface for accessing HiMD Walkman. It uses the libhimd library to read and write audio tracks from a HiMD filesystem which can be mounted directly from a physical HiMD Walkman or a previously created image file of a HiMD. The mount point of the HiMD filesystem must be provided as an argument to **himdcli** together with the command to be performed.

Currently libhimd and therefore **himdcli** implements full read access for PCM, ATRAC-3+ and MP3 tracks as well as experimental write support for MP3 tracks (MP3 playback is supported by second and third generation of HiMD Walkman only). Non-MP3 tracks are protected by Sony's DRM software stack OpenMG, which require a sophisticated calculation of keys and access control lists. Writing of non-MP3 tracks is therefore currently not yet supported.

In addition to transfer capabilities, **himdcli** provides some commands for debugging purposes. These include **strings** to display all strings found in the track list file (TRKIDX##.HMA), **tracks** and **tracks** **verbose** to display (detailed technical) track information, **discid** to display the disc id (comparable to the filesystem ID of FAT formatted volumes) which is used by the OpenMG encryption, **mp3key** to display the MP3 encryption key for a given MP3 track on disc as well as **holes** to display the holes in a non-contiguous ATDATA##.HMA file (a container file where all tracks are stored on a HiMD filesystem).

## COMMANDS

himdcli currently accepts the following commands:

- **help**

  Show command overview list. **strings** Dumps all strings found in the tracklist file.

- **tracks**

  Lists all tracks on disc.

- **tracks verbose**

  Lists details of all tracks on disc.

- **discid**

  Reads the disc id of the inserted medium.

- **holes**

  Lists all holes on disc.

- **mp3key \<TRK\>**

  Shows the MP3 encryption key for track #\<TRK\>.

- **dumptrack \<TRK\>**

  Dumps track #\<TRK\>.

- **dumpmp3 \<TRK\>**

  Dumps MP3 track #\<TRK\>.

- **dumpnonmp3 \<TRK\>**

  Dumps non-MP3 track #\<TRK\>.

- **writemp3 \<FILE\>**

  Writes the MP3 file \<FILE\> to disc.

When invoked without any arguments, himdcli outputs a short message with usage information.

## SEE ALSO

[*netmdcli*(1)](/netmdcli/1.md), [*qhimdtransfer*(1)](/qhimdtransfer/1.md)\

## AUTHOR

The linux-minidisc project - \<https://wiki.physik.fu-berlin.de/linux-minidisc\>.

This manual page was written by John Paul Adrian Glaubitz \<glaubitz@physik.fu-berlin.de\>.