---
name: "trackcat"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "audiotools"
version: "3.1.1-1.1+b12"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/trackcat"
---

# trackcat(1)

concatenate two or more audio tracks

## NAME

trackcat - concatenate two or more audio tracks

## SYNOPSIS

trackcat \[OPTIONS\] \<track 1\> \[track 2\] \[track 3\] ...

## DESCRIPTION

trackcat combines the audio data from two or more audio tracks into a single output track.

## OPTIONS

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

  show a list of options and exit

- **-I**, **--interactive**

  edit metadata and encoding options in interactive mode prior to converting tracks

- **--cue**=*FILENAME*

  a cuesheet to embed in the output file

- **--add-cue**

  Embed a cuesheet in the output file using the track lengths as index points. This option assures a concatenated file can be re-split into its original tracks even if the original cuesheet is not available.

- **-V**, **--verbose**=*VERBOSITY*

  The level of output to display. Choose between 'normal', 'quiet' and 'debug'.

## ENCODING OPTIONS

- **-o**, **--output**=*FILENAME*

  the output filename of the concatenated track

- **-t**, **--type**=*TYPE*

  the audio format of the concatenated track; for a list of available audio formats, try: -t help

- **-q**, **--quality**=*QUALITY*

  the desired quality of the concatenated track; for a list of available quality modes for a given format, try: -q help

## CD LOOKUP OPTIONS

- **-M**, **--metadata-lookup**

  perform metadata lookup for converted tracks

- **--musicbrainz-server**=*HOSTNAME*

  the MusicBrainz server name to query for metadata

- **--musicbrainz-port**=*PORT*

  the MusicBrainz port to query for metadata

- **--no-musicbrainz**

  don't query MusicBrainz for metadata

- **--freedb-server**=*HOSTNAME*

  the FreeDB server name to query for metadata

- **--freedb-port**=*PORT*

  the FreeDB port to query for metadata

- **--no-freedb**

  don't query FreeDB for metadata

- **-D**, **--default**

  When multiple metadata choices are available, select the first one automatically. This option has no effect when used with -I

## EXAMPLE

Convert all of the WAVE files in sourcedir to a single FLAC file, album.flac at the highest possible compression (quality 8):

-

  trackcat -t flac -q 8 -o album.flac sourcedir/\*.wav

## SEE ALSO

[**audiotools-config**(1)](/audiotools-config/1.md), [**audiotools.cfg**(5)](/audiotools.cfg/5.md), [**cdda2track**(1)](/cdda2track/1.md), [**cddainfo**(1)](/cddainfo/1.md), [**cddaplay**(1)](/cddaplay/1.md), [**coverdump**(1)](/coverdump/1.md), [**covertag**(1)](/covertag/1.md), [**coverview**(1)](/coverview/1.md), [**dvda2track**(1)](/dvda2track/1.md), [**dvdainfo**(1)](/dvdainfo/1.md), [**track2cdda**(1)](/track2cdda/1.md), [**track2track**(1)](/track2track/1.md), [**trackcmp**(1)](/trackcmp/1.md), [**trackinfo**(1)](/trackinfo/1.md), [**tracklength**(1)](/tracklength/1.md), [**tracklint**(1)](/tracklint/1.md), [**trackplay**(1)](/trackplay/1.md), [**trackrename**(1)](/trackrename/1.md), [**tracksplit**(1)](/tracksplit/1.md), [**tracktag**(1)](/tracktag/1.md), [**trackverify**(1)](/trackverify/1.md)

## AUTHOR

Brian Langenberger