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flac:tldr:80fca
flac: Decode a FLAC file to WAV, specifying the output file.
$ flac -d -o ${path-to-output-wav} ${filename-flac}
try on your machine
The given command:
flac -d -o ${path-to-output-wav} ${filename-flac}
is used to decode a FLAC audio file into a WAV format.
Let's break down the components:
flac
: This is the command-line utility for FLAC, a lossless audio codec. It is used to perform various operations on FLAC files.-d
: This flag instructs theflac
utility to decode the input FLAC file.-o
: This flag specifies the output file format.${path-to-output-wav}
: This is a placeholder for the desired output file path and name, where the resulting WAV file will be saved. You need to replace${path-to-output-wav}
with the actual path and file name, including the.wav
extension. For example, you could useoutput.wav
if you want to save the converted file asoutput.wav
in the current directory, or you may specify the complete path like/path/to/output/output.wav
.${filename-flac}
: This is another placeholder for the input FLAC file path and name that you want to decode. Similarly, you need to replace${filename-flac}
with the actual path and file name of the FLAC file to be converted, including the.flac
extension. For example, you could useinput.flac
if the file you want to decode is namedinput.flac
in the current directory, or you may specify the complete path like/path/to/input/input.flac
.
Once you substitute the placeholders with the actual paths and file names, you can execute the command to decode the specified FLAC file into a WAV file at the specified output path and name.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.