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mid3v2:tldr:b97f8
The command you provided is using the "id3v2" tool to add picture metadata (also known as "ID3 tags") to one or more MP3 files. Here is a breakdown of the command:
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id3v2
: The name of the command-line tool used to manipulate ID3 tags in MP3 files. -
--picture=${filename:description:image_type:mime_type}
: This part represents the picture metadata that will be added. It consists of several variables:-
${filename}
: The variable that should be replaced with the actual filename (or path) of the image file you want to attach/embed in the MP3(s). -
description
: A brief description or caption for the picture. -
image_type
: Specifies the picture type or purpose. It can be values like "Cover (front)", "Cover (back)", "Artist/Lead performer", etc. -
mime_type
: The MIME type of the image file, such as "image/jpeg" or "image/png".
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${filename1-mp3 filename2-mp3 ---}
: This part represents one or more MP3 files to which the picture metadata will be added. Replace${filename1-mp3}
and${filename2-mp3}
with the actual filenames (or paths) of the MP3 files. You can add as many MP3 files as you want, separating them with spaces. The---
is a flag commonly used to indicate the end of parsing command-line options and the start of filenames.
In summary, this command allows you to specify an image file and its metadata, and then attach/embed that image and metadata into one or more MP3 files using the "id3v2" tool.