---
name: "qmp3check"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "quelcom"
version: "0.4.0-16"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/qmp3check"
---

# qmp3check(1)

check and clean mp3 streams

## NAME

qmp3check - check and clean mp3 streams

## SYNOPSIS

**qmp3check** \[*option*\]... *file*...

## DESCRIPTION

**qmp3check** reads mp3 streams looking for invalid frames or, simply, garbage. it can be used as a mp3 file checker but also as a mp3 file cleaner because it is able to strip garbage bits from the streams.

## OPTIONS

- **-D**, **--delete**

  delete invalid frames and garbage. use with care

- **-h**, **--help**

  show a brief help and exit

- **-q**, **--quiet**

  no output messages

- **-T**, **--delete-tag**

  delete tag (if exists). option **--delete** must be set.

- **-v**, **--verbose**

  show more detailed info

- **-V**, **--version**

  show version and exit

## BUGS

tests have been done only with mpeg version 1 layer iii streams, though it may (or not) work with other versions/layers.

## AUTHOR

dmanye@etse.urv.es\
 http://www.etse.urv.es/~dmanye/quelcom/quelcom.html

## SEE ALSO

[**qmp3info**(1)](/qmp3info/1.md), [**qmp3join**(1)](/qmp3join/1.md), [**qmp3cut**(1)](/qmp3cut/1.md), [**qmp3report**(1)](/qmp3report/1.md)\
 [**qwavinfo**(1)](/qwavinfo/1.md), [**qwavjoin**(1)](/qwavjoin/1.md), [**qwavcut**(1)](/qwavcut/1.md), [**qwavsilence**(1)](/qwavsilence/1.md), [**qwavfade**(1)](/qwavfade/1.md), [**qwavheaderdump**(1)](/qwavheaderdump/1.md)