---
name: "mtp-tools"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "mtp-tools"
version: "1.1.22-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mtp-tools"
---

# mtp-tools(1)

tools for communicating with Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) devices

## NAME

mtp-tools - tools for communicating with Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) devices

## SYNOPSIS

**mtp-albumart** \[args\]

**mtp-albums**

**mtp-connect** \[args\]

**mtp-delfile** \[args\]

**mtp-detect**

**mtp-emptyfolders**

**mtp-files**

**mtp-filetree**

**mtp-folders**

**mtp-format**

**mtp-getfile** \[args\]

**mtp-getplaylist** \[args\]

**mtp-hotplug** \[args\]

**mtp-newfolder** \[args\]

**mtp-newplaylist** \[args\]

**mtp-playlists**

**mtp-sendfile** \[args\]

**mtp-sendtr** \[args\]

**mtp-thumb** \[args\]

**mtp-tracks**

**mtp-trexist** \[args\]

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the commands distributed with the libmtp package, collectively called **mtp-tools**.

This manual page was written for the Debian distribution because the original programs do not have manual pages. Some of the commands bundled with mtp-tools may provide a concise synopsis if were run with **-h**.

## SEE ALSO

http://libmtp.sourceforge.net

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Rafael Laboissiere \<rafael@debian.org\> for the Debian system (but may be used by others). Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.

On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL.

## AUTHOR

**Rafael Laboissiere**

Author.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2007 Rafael Laboissiere\