read mp3 filenames from a dir and write id3

killerwake · 11-30-2010, 11:59 PM

hi linux gurus...

need your help again, if i have a dir with several mp3's files:

example:

[root@xxx]ls -l

-rwxr-xr-x 1 web2 client1 6222573 Nov 26 17:34 01 Artist1 - Song1.mp3
-rwxr-xr-x 1 web2 client1 4989384 Nov 26 17:34 02 Artist2 - Song2.mp3
-rwxr-xr-x 1 web2 client1 6987438 Nov 26 17:36 03 Artist3 - Song3.mp3

and i need to update the id3 tag of all files with the command:

/usr/bin/id3v2 -a "Artist1" -t "Song1" Artist1 - Song1.mp3

how i do a loop to read the filename and execute the id3v2 command for each file, as i have filenames with spaces and special chars ex:"^~ç".

thanks!

grail · 12-01-2010, 12:44 AM

Assuming you are running from within the directory you can do:

Code:

for FILE in *
do
    <your stuff here>
done