---
name: "mp3rename"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "mp3rename"
version: "0.6-13+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mp3rename"
---

# mp3rename(1)

rename mp3 files based on id3tags

## NAME

mp3rename - rename mp3 files based on id3tags

## SYNOPSIS

```
mp3rename [OPTION ...] [FILE ...]
```

## DESCRIPTION

**mp3rename** is a small tool to rename badly named mp3 files.

The generated file name can be based on the id3tags, title, album, year, track and/or artist.

## OPTIONS

- **-f**

  Force non id3 rename.

- **-v**

  Verbose mode.

- **-h**

  Display this help message.

- **-b**

  Limit the file size to 32 chars.

- **-i**

  Only show the id3tags.

- **-p**

  Pad the track number with a leading zero when less than 10.

- **-a**

  Ask everything for the id3tag.

- **-s**

  Set the default look of the file. Available placeholders are:

  - **&t**

    Song title.

  - **&b**

    Album name.

  - **&y**

    Album year.

  - **&k**

    Track number.

  - **&a**

    Artist.

  The information is saved in ~/.mp3rename.

## EXAMPLE

mp3rename **-s** '(&a)-&t-&b'

-

  To rename files using the format **(***artist***)-***title***-***album.mp3.*

## AUTHOR

**mp3rename** *was written by Sander Janssen \<janssen@rendo.dekooi.nl\>.*

*This manual page was generated by help2man and cleaned up by David da Silva* *Polverari \<david.polverari@gmail.com\> for the Debian Project (but may be used* *by others).*