---
name: "mp3c"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "mp3c"
version: "0.29-2"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mp3c"
---

# mp3c(1)

convert audio-cds to mp3

## NAME

mp3c - convert audio-cds to mp3

## SYNOPSIS

**mp3c** \[-i \<configfile\>\] \[-b \<batchfile\> \[-t \<tmpfile/dir\>\]\] \[-d \<cdrom-device\>\] \[-v\] \[-n\]

## DESCRIPTION

This program is a frontend for every cdripper and mp3-encoder program. It uses CDDB-functionality for converting audio-cds to mp3. It can run in interactive and batch-mode.

## OPTIONS

*-initfile \<file\>* use alternative configfile

*-batchfile \<file\>* run in batchmode and create shellscript

*-tempfile \<file/dir\>* specify a different directory for tempfiles (ripped-files), if started in batchmode (-b option given)

*-device \<cdrom-device\>* use this device (overwrites default-configuration)

*-news* show which things have been changed in a news version of MP3c.

*-version* shows version, program and other informations and exits

For detailed help take a look in the README file. Handling of interactive- mode should be obviously.

## INTERACTIVE USE

If no options are given on the command line,  **mp3c** will run interactivly.

### LAYOUT

Screen is divided into TOC of cd (upper part) and status information (lower part).

### KEYS

The following keys control **mp3c** in interactive mode:

- *PgUp, PgDn, up and down cursor, Pos1, End*

  select a track.

- *Space, Del*

  swap encoding flag

- *s*

  swap artist and title

- *ALT+s*

  swap artist and title on marked tracks

- *F1*

  opens online-help.

- *F2*

  opens optionsmenu

- *F3*

  encode files

- *F4*

  encode actual file

- *F5*

  create batch-script

- *F12*

  quit program

## FILES

Settings will be saved in ~/.mp3crc. You can also use /usr/etc/mp3crc. To use another config-file use "-i" switch when calling mp3c.

## VERSION

Page was created for V0.29

## BUGS

Sometimes there is a "klick" at the beginning of mp3-files, if "on-the-fly" encoding is used together with "encoder 1.02"

## MAINTAINER

Matthias Hensler \<wsp@gmx.de\>

## SEE ALSO

[cdparanoia(1)](/cdparanoia/1.md) [cdda2wav(1)](/cdda2wav/1.md) [mp3info(1)](/mp3info/1.md)