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On Tue, Jun 02, 2009 at 07:59:13PM -0400, Casey Bralla wrote:
> Anybody know of a tag editor that is truly versatile and will accept any
> custom field?
I use metaflac, a command-line program, to dump the FLAC metadata to a
temporary text file, edit the file with $EDITOR, and overwrite the FLAC
metadata with the contents of the temporary text file.
I'm pasting the script I use below my signature. Even if you don't use
it, you may find parts of the code useful for inserting your database
into FLAC metadata with metaflac automatically.
Good luck,
-Dave
#!/bin/bash -eu
## editflac by David A. Harding <dave@dtrt.org>
#
## No restrictions on use, modification, redistribution, or study. This
## software comes with no warranty, not even the implied warranty of
# merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
FLAC_FILE="1ドル"
TMP_FILE=$(mktemp) || {
echo "Cannot create temporary file. Dying..."
exit 1
}
## Populate temporary file
{
echo "# FLAC metadata for $FLAC_FILE"
echo "# From hash (#) to end of line ignored; empty lines ignored."
metaflac --export-tags-to=- "$FLAC_FILE"
cat << __END_OF_COMMENTS__
## Common tags -- remember to uncomment if you use them.
## Don't surround data with quotes; don't wrap lines.
#ARTIST=
#ALBUM=
#TITLE=
## Date field is ISO: YYYY-MM-DD
#DATE=
#GENRE=
#TRACKNUMBER=
## Less common tags. Same rules apply.
#LOCATION=
## Only for classical music and covers
#PERFORMER=
## Custom tags: you can enter anything as long as it follows the
## above rules. For example:
#X-HARDINGS_FAVORITES=1
__END_OF_COMMENTS__
} > "$TMP_FILE"
${EDITOR:-vi} "$TMP_FILE"
sed 's/#.*//; /^$/d' "$TMP_FILE" \
| metaflac --remove-all-tags --import-tags-from=- "$FLAC_FILE" ||
{
echo "Import Failed!"
echo "You can find your changes in $TMP_FILE"
exit 1
}
rm -f -- "$TMP_FILE"
--
David A. Harding Website: http://dtrt.org/
1 (609) 997-0765 Email: dave@dtrt.org
Jabber/XMPP: dharding@jabber.org
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