---
name: "oidua"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "oidua"
version: "0.16.1-9"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/oidua"
---

# oidua(1)

audio file metadata lister

## NAME

oidua - audio file metadata lister

## SYNOPSIS

**oidua** \[*options*\] *directory* \[...\]

## DESCRIPTION

lists meta data of audio files. What information and how it is presented is  customizable. It is possible to format output in csv, html, xml or for  human beings.

## OPTIONS

- **-B, --bg *COLOR***

  Set HTML background color

- **-D, --date**

  Display datestamp header

- **--debug**

  Output debug trace to stderr

- **-e, --exclude *DIRECTORY***

  Exclude directory from search

- **-f, --file *FILE***

  write output to file

- **-h, --help**

  Display help message

- **-H, --html**

  HTML output

- **--ignore-bad**

  Don't list files that cause Audiotype failure

- **-i, --ignore-case**

  Case-insensitive directory sorting

- **-I, --indent *N***

  Set indent to N

- **-m, --merge**

  Merge identical directories\
   Basedirs with identical names are merged. This Means that all their subdirs are considered being subdirs of a single directory, and therefore sorted and displayed together. If there are duplicate names among the subdirs then those are also merged.

- **-o, --output *STRING***

  Set output format to STRING

  Anything enclosed by brackets is considered a field. A field must have the following syntax:

  - \[TAG\]

    - \[TAG,WIDTH\]

    - \[TAG,WIDTH,SUFFIX\]

    - \[TAG,SUFFIX\]

    **TAG** is any of the following characters:

    - a

      list of bitrates in Audiolist compatible format

    - b

      bitrate with suffix (i.e. 192k)

    - B

      bitrate in bps

    - d

      depth; distance from respective basedir

    - f

      number of audio files (including spacers)

    - l

      length in minutes and seconds

    - L

      length in seconds

    - m

      time of last change

    - M

      time of last change in seconds since the epoch

    - n

      directory name (indented)

    - N

      directory name

    - p

      profile

    - P

      full path

    - q

      quality

    - s

      size with suffix (i.e. 65.4M)

    - S

      size in bytes

    - t

      file type

    - T

      bitrate type:

      - \~

        mixed files

      - C

        constant bitrate

      - L

        lossless compression

      - V

        variable bitrate

    - **WIDTH**

      defines the exact width of the field. The output is cropped to this width if needed. Negative values will give left aligned output. Cropping is always done on the right.

    - **SUFFIX**

      lets you specify a unit to be concatenated to all non-empty data.\
       Other interpreted sequences are:

      - \\\[

        \[

      - \\\]

        \]

      - \\n

        new line

      - \\t

        tab character

    - Unescaped brackets are forbidden unless they define a field.

      - *Note:* If you have any whitespace in your output string you must put it inside quotes or otherwise it will not get parsed right.

      - **-q, --quiet**

    Omit progress indication

  - **-s, --strip**

    Strip output of field headers and empty directories

  - **-S, --stats**

    Display statistics results

  - **-t, --time**

    Display elapsed time footer

  - **-T, --text *COLOR***

    Set HTML text color

  - **-V, --version**

    Display version

  - **-w, --wildcards**

    Expand wildcards in basedirs

## REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to Sylvester Johansson \<sylvestor@telia.com\>

## SEE ALSO

http://oidua.suxbad.com/

## AUTHOR

**oidua** was written by Sylvester Johansson and Mattias Paeivaerinta This manual page was written by Erik Wenzel \<erik@debian.org\> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).