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Ubuntu - Sound - mp3check

mp3check can check MP3 files for consistency and print several errors and warnings, list stream attributes (in color).

Layer 1, 2, 3, MPEG1.0+2.0 are currently supported.

CRC check for layer 3.

It can process directories recursively and also fix certain errors.


Install mp3check

sudo aptitude update
sudo apt-get install mp3check

To check a file

mp3check -e file

Fix a file

mp3check --cut-junk-start --cut-junk-end --cut-tag-end --fix-headers input.mp3

To repair:

mp3check options file, where options is one of these :


Full optionlist

mp3check --help