---
name: "mp3id"
section: "1p"
platform: "linux"
package: "libmp3-info-perl"
version: "0.91-1"
release: "Debian 3.0 (Woody)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mp3id"
---

# mp3id(1p)

MP3 tag manipulate utility

## NAME

mp3id - MP3 tag manipulate utility

## SYNOPSIS

**mp3id** \[ **--artist**⎪**-a** *str* \] \[ **--title**⎪**-t** *str* \] \
 	  \[ **--comment**⎪**-c** *str* \] \[ **--album**⎪**-l** *str* \] \
 	  \[ **--year**⎪**-y** *num* \] \[ **--genre**⎪**-g** *str* \] \
 	  \[ **--tracknum**⎪**-n** *num* \] \[ **--input**⎪**-i** \] \
 	  \[ **--rename**⎪**-r** \] \[ **--various**⎪**-v** \]\
 	  \[ **--help**⎪**-h** \]

## DESCRIPTION

mp3id is a very simple tool written in perl with usage of MPEG::MP3Info library. This utility allows to read tag, modify in interactive mode or  command line, and rename filename.

## OPTIONS

- **Ω-artist**\|**-a** *str*

  Sets name of artist.\

- **Ω-album**\|**-l** *str*

  Sets album name.\

- **Ω-title**\|**-t** *str*

  Sets song title.\

- **Ω-comment**\|**-c** *str*

  Sets comment.\

- **Ω-year**\|**-y** *num*

  Sets published year (4 digits).\

- **Ω-genre**\|**-g** *str*

  Sets genre or show genre list if given 0.\

- **Ω-tracknum**\|**-n** *num*

  Sets track number, automatically if given 0.\

- **Ω-input**\|**-i**

  Inputs data in interactive mode. Enter means default value. EOF (ctrl+D) means empty value.\

- **Ω-rename**\|**-r**

  Renames filename to ../$artist-$album/$tracknum-$artist-$title.mp3 after modifing tag. The variables are taken from tag info.\

- **Ω-various**\|**-v**

  Sets "Various" as artist of album for renamed filename. This is helpful for OST or albums of various artists.\

- **Ω-help**\|**-h**

  Show help info.

## AUTHOR AND COPYRIGHT

(c) 1999 Piotr Roszatycki \<dexter@debian.org\>

All rights reserved.  This program is free software; you can redistribute it  and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License, the latest version.