REBOT3.PL(1)REBOT3.PL(1)NAMErebot3 - rename MP3 files using their corresponding CDDB entries
SYNOPSISrebot3 [OPTIONS]
DESCRIPTIONrebot3 is a utiliy intended for renaming MP3 files using their corre‐
sponding CDDB entries. It works best in combination with cdda2wav(1),
but it is also usefull in combination with other rippers like cdpara‐
noia(1). If run without any option specified on the command line it
looks in the current directory for the file audio.cddb which is written
by cdda2wav(1). Out of this file rebot3 tries to extract the disc id
which used to identify the corresponding CDDB entry. It looks also in
the current directory for MP3 files containg a one or two digit number
in the filename (not in the extension ;-). Then it simply renames all
found MP3 files using a default pattern. Optionally an ID3 tag can be
attached to the MP3 files. rebot3 can retrieve the disc information
from a remote CDDB over the internet or a local CDDB, created by cd
(and other) players like xmcd(1), kscd, gcd or xmms.
OPTIONS-r, --remote-cddb
retrieve the disc information from a remote CDDB server. If
omitted it will use a local CDDB. The correct CD has to be
inserted into your cdrom drive.
-cs SERVER[:PORT], --cddb-server SERVER[:PORT]
use SERVER as CDDB server. Optionally you can specify the port
used to connect to the server. The default is
cddb.cddb.com:8880.
-cd DEVICE, --cdrom-device DEVICE
use DEVICE as cdrom device. Defaults to /dev/cdrom.
-id ID, --disc-id ID
use ID as disc id, do not look for audio.cddb. If used in com‐
bination with remote cddb mode you have to specify the genre
using the -g option. In this case rebot3 will not try to calcu‐
late the disc id from the CD in your cdrom drive.
-if FILE, --id-file FILE
look in FILE for the disc id.
-g GENRE
use GENRE as the genre the album (the set of MP3 files to
rename) is listed under at the CDDB (or FreeDB). This is most
useful in combination with -id in remote CDDB mode, which
enables you to use the CDDB even if you don't have the cd the
MP3 files where ripped from (inserted in your CD drive). You
could use the web interfaces to CDDB or FreeDB to obtain the
disc id and the genre assigned to the album.
-G print the list of CDDB genres known by the CDDB server. On
first use it should be used in combination with remote CDDB mode
to let rebot3 download the list from a CDDB server. It will then
save the obtained information in a file called .cddb-genres in
your home directory. Next time when used in local CDDB mode it
will use this file to retrieve the list of known genres.
-c, --use-cdda2wav
use cdda2wav(1) to determine the disc id. The correct CD has to
be inserted into your cdrom drive.
-C, --use-cd
calculate the disc id using the CD in your cdrom drive.
-db PATH, --cddb-path PATH
look in PATH for CDDB files. Defaults to ~/.cddb, ~/cddb,
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xmcd/cddb and /opt/kde/share/apps/kscd/cddb.
-x FILE, --xmms-cdinfo-file FILE
use FILE as xmms cdinfo file. Defaults to ~/.xmms/cdinfo.
-xo, --xmms-cdinfo-only
search in the xmms cdinfo file only for a matching CDDB entry.
-f FILES, --file[s] FILES
rename FILES instead of all the MP3 files in the current direc‐
tory. This option must be specified as the last one, because
all options specified after -f will be treated as normal file‐
names. If a filename does not contain any track number you have
to specify the correct one with -l.
-l LIST, --track-list LIST
use LIST instead of the numbers in the filenames. Multiple track
numbers must be seperated by comma or colon. This option also
invokes -S.
-S, --dont-sort
don't sort file list.
-n NUMBER, --use-number NUMBER
use the n'th number (not digit) in the mp3's filenames as the
track number, where n is specified by NUMBER. Default is to use
the first number.
-p PATTERN, --pattern PATTERN
rename files using PATTERN. PATTERN may contain the following
symbols:
- %%, means a single %
- %a or %{artist}, mean the artist's name
- %b or %{album}, mean the album name
- %n or %{number}, mean the track number
- %t or %{title}, mean the track title.
PATTERN defaults to "%b - %n - %t".
-t, --add-id3-tag[s]
append ID3 tag to each file. The comment section of the tag will
be used for storing the track number.
-to, --id3tag[s]-only
append ID3 tags only, do not rename files.
-T, --remove-tag[s]
remove ID3 tag from each file.
-u [UNDOFILE], --undo [UNDOFILE]
create an undo file wich enables you to restore the old file‐
names in case the result of renaming is not what you expected.
This defaults to undo but you can specify another name with UND‐
OFILE. To be able to use this file you must have mmv(1)
installed. All you have to do to restore the old filenames is
typing "cat UNDOFILE | mmv".
-uo [UNDOFILE], --undo-only [UNDOFILE]
same as above with the difference that only the undo file is
created and no file is renamed.
-s, --silent
supress any output (except error messages and warnings).
-q, --quiet
same as above.
-d, --debug
do not rename files, just print the resulting names to STDOUT.
-h, --help
print a short summary of all available commands.
ENVIRONMENT
REBOT_CDDB_PATHS
may contain a list of paths (seperated by colons) where to look
for CDDB files. Overridden by -db option.
REBOT_PATTERN
may contain a default pattern. Overridden by -p option.
REBOT_CDDB_SERVER
may contain the a default CDDB server, where server and port
have to be seperated by a colon. Overridden by -cs option.
DIAGNOSTICS
If all oprations complete successfully rebot3 exits with status 0, oth‐
erwise it returns a non-zero status.
EXAMPLES
The following example is usefull when run in combination with cdpara‐
noia(1). It uses the CD in the cdrom drive to calculate the disc id,
uses a local CDDB, renames all mp3 files in the current directory that
have a one or two digit number in the filename, appends ID3 tags to
these files and creates an undo file.
rebot3-C -t -u
The next example uses the cdrom drive at /dev/hdc to get the CD's table
of contents and the remote CDDB server de.freedb.org at port 8880 to
get the disc information.
rebot3-r -cs de.freedb.org:8880 -cd /dev/hdc
This example will use a local CDDB to get the information about a disc
with the id 3b115617 and then rename foo.mp3 to 03 - The Black
Rider.mp3 and bar.mp3 to 19 - Jesus Gonna Be Here.mp3.
rebot3-id 3b115617 -p '%n - %t' -l 4,20 -f foo.mp3 bar.mp3
The last example uses the disc id 06118912 in combination with the
genre misc to fetch the correct disc information from a remote cddb
server, renames the files found in the current working directory using
this information and creates an undo file. This way don't need to have
the correct CD in your cdrom drive.
rebot3-r -id 06118912 -g misc -u
BUGS
Not known but maybe there are a few. Drop me a mail if you find one.
AUTHOR
Thomas Weiss <panos@bigfoot.de>
SEE ALSOcdda2wav(1), cdparanoia(1), mmv(1), xmcd(1)REBOT3.PL(1)
