--- name: "sfinfo" section: "1" platform: "linux" package: "audiofile" version: "0.3.6-12" release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01" platforms: ["linux"] url: "https://new.carta.tech/sfinfo" --- # sfinfo(1) display information about audio files ## NAME sfinfo - display information about audio files ## SYNOPSIS **sfinfo** \[*options*\] *audio files*... ## DESCRIPTION sfinfo prints information about the specified audio files, including file format, sample rate, duration, and audio data format. By default sfinfo displays information in a longer, multi-line format; specifying the --short or -s option produces a short, single-line summary. Any files which are not recognized as valid audio files will be ignored unless the --reporterror or -r option is given. The file formats currently supported by sfinfo are AIFF, AIFF-C, NeXT/Sun .snd/.au, WAVE, Berkeley/IRCAM/CARL Sound File, AVR, Amiga IFF/8SVX, Sample Vision, Creative Voice File, NIST SPHERE, and Core Audio Format. ## OPTIONS - \--short, -s Print short single-line summary of each recognized audio file. - \--reporterror, -r Print an error message if any of the specified files are not recognized as valid audio files. - \--help, -h Print help message. - \--version, -v Print version information. ## EXAMPLES Display summary of an audio file: ``` % sfinfo drum.aiff File Name drum.aiff File Format Audio Interchange File Format (aiff) Data Format 16-bit integer (2's complement, big endian) Audio Data 1569972 bytes begins at offset 54 (36 hex) 2 channels, 392493 frames Sampling Rate 44100.00 Hz Duration 8.900 seconds ``` List all recognized audio files in the current directory using the short output format: ``` % sfinfo -s * 9.60s 44100.00 aiff 1ch 16b -- bass.aiff 8.90s 44100.00 aiff 2ch 16b -- drum.aiff ``` ## SEE ALSO [**sfconvert**(1)](/sfconvert/1.md) ## AUTHOR Michael Pruett \