mid3iconv1
Convert id3 tag encodings
Usage
mid3iconv [options]
filename ...
Overview
mid3iconv converts ID3 tags from legacy encodings to Unicode and stores them using the ID3v2 format.
Options
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--debug, -d -
Print updated tags
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--dry-run, -p -
Do not actually modify files
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--encoding, -e -
Convert from this encoding. By default, your locale's default encoding is used.
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--force-v1 -
Use an ID3v1 tag even if an ID3v2 tag is present
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--quiet, -q -
Only output errors
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--remove-v1 -
Remove any ID3v1 tag after processing the files
History
- Arch Linux 2026-11-01: the text shown here
- Debian 13 (Trixie)
- Debian 12 (Bookworm)
- Debian 11 (Bullseye) to Debian 8 (Jessie)
- Debian 7 (Wheezy) to Debian 4.0 (Etch)