---
name: "oggz"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "liboggz"
version: "1.1.3-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/oggz"
---

# oggz(1)

inspect and manipulate Ogg multimedia files

## NAME

oggz — inspect and manipulate Ogg multimedia files

## SYNOPSIS

**oggz**help **command** command **args**

## Description

**oggz** is a suite of tools for manipulating  Ogg multimedia files.  It supports multiplexed files conformant with RFC3533. Oggz can parse headers for  CELT, CMML, Dirac, FLAC, Kate, Opus, PCM, Speex, Theora, Vorbis and VP8, and can read and write  Ogg Skeleton logical bitstreams.

## Commands

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  **help**Display help for a specific subcommand (eg. "oggz help chop")

### Reporting

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  **diff**Hexdump the packets of two Ogg files and output differences.

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  **dump**Hexdump packets of an Ogg file, or revert an Ogg file from such a hexdump.

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  **info**Display information about one or more Ogg files and their bitstreams.

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  **scan**Scan an Ogg file and output characteristic landmarks.

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  **validate**Validate the Ogg framing of one or more files.

### Extraction

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  **rip**Extract one or more logical bitstreams from an Ogg file.

### Editing

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  **chop**Extract the part of an Ogg file between given start and/or end times.

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  **comment**List or edit comments in an Ogg file.  **merge**Merge Ogg files together, interleaving pages in order of presentation time.**sort**Sort the pages of an Ogg file in order of presentation time.

## Options

**oggz** accepts the following options:

### Miscellaneous options

- \-h, --help

  Display usage information and exit.

- \-v, --version

  Output version information and exit.

## AUTHOR

Conrad Parker        July  9, 2008;

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2008 Annodex Association

## SEE ALSO

**[ogginfo(1)](/ogginfo/1.md)**       **hogg(1)**