source: multimedia/libdriv/id3lib.xml@ 48b7295

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<sect1 id="id3lib" xreflabel="id3lib-&id3lib-version;">
<?dbhtml filename="id3lib.html"?>
<title>id3lib-&id3lib-version;</title>

<sect2>
<title>Introduction to <application>id3lib</application></title>

<para><application>id3lib</application> is a library for reading, writing and manipulating ID3v1
and ID3v2 tags.</para>

<sect3><title>Package information</title>
<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
<listitem><para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&id3lib-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&id3lib-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download size: &id3lib-size;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated Disk space required: &id3lib-buildsize;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated build time: &id3lib-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
</sect3>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Installation of <application>id3lib</application></title>

<para>Install <application>id3lib</application> by running the
following commands:</para>

<screen><userinput><command>./configure --prefix=/usr &amp;&amp;
make &amp;&amp;
make install</command></userinput></screen>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Contents</title>

<para>The id3lib package contains the <filename
class="libraryfile">libid3</filename> library and
<command>id3convert</command>, <command>id3cp</command>,
<command>id3info</command> and <command>id3tag</command>.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2><title>Description</title>

<sect3><title>libid3</title>
<para><filename class="libraryfile">libid3</filename> 
provides functions for the ID3v1/v2 tag editing programs.
</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>id3convert</title>
<para><command>id3convert</command> converts between
ID3v1/v2 tagging formats.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>id3cp</title>
<para><command>id3cp</command> extracts ID3v1/v2 tags from
digital audio files.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>id3info</title>
<para><command>id3info</command> prints ID3v1/v2 tag
contents.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>id3tag</title>
<para><command>id3tag</command> is an utility for editing ID3v1/v2
tags.</para></sect3>

</sect2>

</sect1>