---
name: "lltag_formats"
section: "5"
platform: "linux"
package: "lltag"
version: "0.14.6-1.1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/lltag_formats"
---

# lltag\_formats(5)

Internal formats database file for lltag

## NAME

formats - Internal formats database file for lltag

## DESCRIPTION

The internal format database is usually stored in */etc/lltag/formats*. The user may override this file by defining a *$HOME/.lltag/formats*. If this file exists, the system-wide one is ignored.

These files contain entries starting with a line such as:

*\[%n - %a - %t\]*

A title between bracket that will be displayed at runtime.

Then, the following 3 lines must be given to explain how the format is actually used to parse filenames:

*type = basename*

The type is either *basename* (to parse the last part of the path to a file) or *path* (to parse the directory part of the path to a file). When actually parsing the path to target files, *basename* and *path* parsers will be assembled. All possible combination will be tried.

*regexp = %L%N%S-%S%A%S-%S%A%L*

A string composed of any characters, with the following special fields:

*%L* for delimiter (empty by default, multiple spaces if *--spaces* was given)

*%S* for a space (or multiple spaces if *--spaces* was given)

*%N* for numbers

*%A* for an alphanumeric string without /

*%P* for any path (alphanumeric string with /)

*%%* for %

*indices = NUMBER,ARTIST,TITLE*

A list of fields to match (either given by their full name or associated letter) corresponding to each %N or %A field in the previous format. It may be **AUTHOR** (or **a**),  **ALBUM** (**A**),  **GENRE** (**g**),  **NUMBER** (**n**),  **TITLE** (**t**),  **DATE** (**d**),  **COMMENT** (**c**) or  **IGNORE** (**i**). See also **FORMAT** in the manpage of *lltag* for details about these fields.

## SEE ALSO

[**lltag**(1)](/lltag/1.md)

## AUTHOR

Brice Goglin