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GNUPOD_SEARCH(1) User Commands GNUPOD_SEARCH(1)NAME
gnupod_search - search and remove files
SYNOPSIS
gnupod_search [OPTION]...
DESCRIPTION
Search and Remove files
--help display this help and exit
--version
output version information and exit
-m, --mount=DIRECTORY
iPod mountpoint. Default is $IPOD_MOUNTPOINT
-t, --title=STRING
search songs by Title
-a, --artist=STRING
search songs by Artist
-l, --album=STRING
search songs by Album
-i, --id=INT
search songs by ID
-g, --genre=STRING
search songs by Genre
-c, --playcount=COUNT
search songs by Playcount
-s, --rating=STARS
search songs by Rating (1 star = 20, 2 stars = 40 ...)
-R, --podcastrss=RSS
search songs by podcast-rss
-U, --podcastguid=GUID
search songs by podcast-guid
-b, --bitrate=BITRATE
search songs by Bitrate
-o, --match-once
Search does not need to match multiple times (like ($a || $b || $c))
--delete
Remove (!) matched songs from the iPod
--view=ialt
Modify output, default is 'ialt'
t = title a = artist r = rating p = path
l = album g = genre c = playcount i = id
--rename="KEY=VALUE"
Rename KEY into VALUE for matched songs.
Example: Rename the Artist 'Jon Doe' into 'John Doe'
gnupod_search --artist="Jon Doe" --rename="artist=John Doe"
AUTHOR
Written by Adrian Ulrich
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-gnupod@nongnu.org>
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) Adrian Ulrich
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICU-
LAR PURPOSE.
SEE ALSO
The full documentation for gnupod is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info program and GNUpod are properly installed at your site,
the command
info gnupod
should give you access to the complete manual.
gnupod_search 1.00 June 2005 GNUPOD_SEARCH(1)