covertag(1)

covertag1

Update audio file image metadata

Usage

covertag [OPTIONS] <track 1> [track 2] ...

Overview

covertag takes image files and a list of audio files and updates those files with the new artwork.

Options

-h, --help

show a list of options and exit

-r, --replace

this options erases all existing images and replaces them with any specified files

-V, --verbose=VERBOSITY

The level of output to display. Choose between 'normal', 'quiet' and 'debug'.

Options

--front-cover=FILENAME

an image file of the album's front cover

--back-cover=FILENAME

an image file of the album's back cover

--leaflet=FILENAME

an image file of one of the album's leaflet pages

--media=FILENAME

an image file of the album's media

--other-image=FILENAME

an image file related to the album

Examples

Replace all images in track.mp3 with a PNG file

covertag -r --front-cover=front.png track.mp3

Add several JPEG images to track.flac

covertag --front-cover=front.jpg --back-cover=back.jpg --leaflet=page1.jpg --leaflet=page2.jpg --leaflet=page3.jpg track.flac

Remove all cover art from track.wv

covertag -r track.wv

Releases

4 releases since Debian 9 (Stretch); the text changed 3 times.

  1. 9
  2. 10
  3. 11
  4. 12

Author

Brian Langenberger

From audiotools 3.1.1-1.1+b12 in Debian 12 (Bookworm). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.