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DIR2OGG(1)							    DIR2OGG(1)

NAME
       dir2ogg - Convert MP3, WAV, and M4A files to OGG format

SYNOPSIS
       dir2ogg	[  options  ]  ( filename [filename2] ... || directory [direc‐
       tory2] ... || [cdrom-device] ... )

DESCRIPTION
       dir2ogg converts MP3, M4A, WMA and WAV files  to	 the  open-source  OGG
       format.	dir2ogg	 is a python script that simply binds together mpg123,
       faad, and oggenc making it easier for the user to convert his/her music
       files. OGGs are about 15 to 20 percent smaller than MP3 files, with the
       same relative audio quality. dir2ogg can be called with the -d flag  at
       the command line to convert any number of directories at once, or given
       MP3, M4A, WMA, and/or WAV filenames as arguments, dir2ogg will  convert
       only  those files. If converting WAV, M4A or WMA files with -d you must
       add the -w, -m or -W command line flags respectively. These  flags  are
       not neccesary unless using -d.  Note that converting M4A files requires
       you to have faad installed, and converting WMA files requires mplayer.

       Keep in mind that converting from MP3 or M4A to	OGG  is	 a  conversion
       between	two  lossy  formats.  This is fine if you just want to free up
       some disk space, but if you're a hard-core audiophile you may be disap‐
       pointed.	 I  really  can't  notice a difference in quality with 'naked'
       ears myself.

   General Options
       -h or --help
	      print quick usage details to the screen.

       -d or --directory
	      convert all MP3 files in directory. WAV and M4A  files  will  be
	      converted	 if  used  with the -w and -m command line flags. This
	      option is for compatibility purposes only and does not  need  to
	      be specified anymore.

       -r or --recursive
	      like -d but descends recursively into directories.

       -c or --cdda
	      Convert  an  audio  CD  into  ogg. You may pass the device as an
	      argument to the script (default: /dev/cdrom).  Requires  cdpara‐
	      noia orq icedax or mplayer

       -p or --preserve-wav
	      preserve all WAV files. By default they are deleted.

       -P or --no-pipe
	      Do  not  use pipes to send data from the decoder to the encoder,
	      use temporary wav files instead.

       --delete-input
	      Delete the input file after conversion

       -v or --verbose
	      increase dir2ogg's verbosity.

       -Q or --quiet
	      Do not display progress messages, except the name	 of  the  file
	      which  is	 currently  converted. Some decoders provide no way to
	      disable messages and thus may still display some.

   Conversion options
       --convert-all
	      Convert all supported audio files found in the directories given
	      on the command-line to Ogg Vorbis.

       -f or --convert-ape
	      Convert  all APE (Monkey's Audio) files found in the directories
	      given on the command-line to Ogg Vorbis, using either ogg123  or
	      flac or mplayer.

       -f or --convert-flac
	      Convert  all FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) files found in the
	      directories given on  the	 command-line  to  Ogg	Vorbis,	 using
	      ogg123 or flac or mplayer.

       -m or --convert-m4a
	      convert  all  M4A	 (MPEG-4 Audio) files found in the directories
	      given on the command-line to Ogg Vorbis, using faad or  mplayer.
	      For  decoding ALAC (Apple Lossless) files, 'alac-decoder' may be
	      used.

       -m or --convert-mpc
	      convert all MPC (MusePack) files found in the directories	 given
	      on the command-line to Ogg Vorbis, using mpcdec or mplayer.

       -W or --convert-wma
	      Convert  all WMA (Windows Media Audio) files found in the direc‐
	      tories given on the command-line to Ogg Vorbis, using mplayer.

       -w or --convert-wav
	      Convert all WAV files found in the directories given on the com‐
	      mand-line to Ogg Vorbis.

       -V or --convert-wv
	      Convert all WV (WavPack) files found in the directories given on
	      the command-line to Ogg Vorbis.

       -n or --no-mp3
	      ingore all MP3 files found in directories given on the  command-
	      line.

       --(ape|cd|flac|m4a|mp3|mpc|wma|wv)-decoder=COMMAND
	      Set  the	decoder	 you  want  to	use  for  one  filetype, e.g.:
	      --mp3-decoder=lame.  Run dir2ogg --help  to  see	the  available
	      decoders.

       -qN or --quality=N
	      OGG quality. N is a number between -1 and 10. Default is 3. Dec‐
	      imals are OK (ie: 3.7)

       -t or --smart-mp3
	      Try to use the same quality as the input file. MP3 input only!

SEE ALSO
       mpg123(1), mplayer(1), oggenc(1)

BUGS
       Enter  you   bug	  reports   in	 Launchpad   at	  https://bugs.launch‐
       pad.net/dir2ogg

AUTHORS
       0.10 and newer:	Julian Andres Klode <jak@jak-linux.org>
       0.9.3 and older: Darren Kirby <d@badcomputer.org>

CONTRIBUTORS
       original wma support: Cameron Stone <camerons@cse.unsw.edu.au>
       smart-mp3: Marek Palatinus <marek@palatinus.cz>

dir2ogg 0.11.8			  2009-08-04			    DIR2OGG(1)
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