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id3v2: List all genres.

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$ id3v2 ‐‐list‐genres

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The command "id3v2 --list-genres" is used to display a list of available genres in the metadata of MP3 files.

The "id3v2" command is a command-line utility used for manipulating ID3 tags in MP3 files. ID3 tags are metadata that contain information about the MP3 file, such as the title, artist, album, and genre.

The "--list-genres" option is used to specify that we want to list the available genres. When this command is executed, it retrieves the list of genres stored in the ID3 tags of MP3 files and displays them in the terminal.

For example, if you run the command "id3v2 --list-genres" in a directory containing MP3 files with different genres, it will list all the genres found in those files. This can be useful for organizing or categorizing your MP3 collection based on different genres.

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.

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