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

# qwavinfo(1)

show info from wav files

## NAME

qwavinfo - show info from wav files

## SYNOPSIS

**qwavinfo** \[*option*\]... *file*...

## DESCRIPTION

**qwavinfo** reads a list of wav files and prints on standard output some of its parameters: sample rate, bits per sample, mono/stereo and duration. a duration summary is appended at the end of the list.

## OPTIONS

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

  show a brief help and exit.

- **-s**, **--summary-only**

  show only the summary. do not show info from every file.

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

  show also the number of bytes and samples.

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

  show version and exit.

## BUGS

tests has been done only with 44100 Hz 16 bit stereo files, though it may work with mono/stereo 8/16 bits files.

## AUTHOR

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

## SEE ALSO

[**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)\
 [**qmp3info**(1)](/qmp3info/1.md), [**qmp3join**(1)](/qmp3join/1.md), [**qmp3cut**(1)](/qmp3cut/1.md), [**qmp3check**(1)](/qmp3check/1.md), [**qmp3report**(1)](/qmp3report/1.md)