Backing Up, updating, and restoring your iPhone and iPod touch software


 
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Backing Up, updating, and restoring your iPhone and iPod touch software

This article explains how to use iTunes to back up, update and/or restore your iPhone or iPod touch. In order to get best results, always make sure you have the latest version of iTunes installed and running before attempting to update or restore your iPhone or iPod touch.

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GNUPOD_ADDSONG(1)						   User Commands						 GNUPOD_ADDSONG(1)

NAME
gnupod_addsong - upload music to the iPod SYNOPSIS
gnupod_addsong [OPTION]... DESCRIPTION
Upload Music to the iPod. This Version can read MP3 AAC/ALAC (no DRM) and PCM (aka .wav) files. It can even read FLAC files if Audio::FLAC is aviable and the --decode switch was used. (Note: The iPod can't play FLAC files, in this case, gnupod_addsong converts the FLAC files 'on-the-fly' using 'flac') --help display this help and exit --version output version information and exit -m, --mount=DIRECTORY iPod mountpoint. Default is $IPOD_MOUNTPOINT -r, --restore Restore the iPod. Use this if your iPod is messed up. You will lose all playlists -d, --duplicate Allow duplicate files. Per default, gnupod_addsong checks for duplicate files. Use this switch to disable the check. -p, --playlist=NAME Add songs to this playlist --disable-v1 Do not read ID3v1 Tags --disable-v2 Do not read ID3v2 Tags --decode=mp3|pcm|aac|aacbm Convert FLAC and OGG files On-The-Fly into choosen format and add them. You need the Perl modules 'Audio::FLAC::Header' for FLAC files and 'Ogg::Vorbis::Header::PurePerl' for OGG files. Lame is needed for MP3 Output and FAAC (>= 1.24) is needed for AAC output. Btw: 'aacbm' means a Bookmark-AAC File (M4B) See --reencode to specify the quality of the output file. -e, --reencode=INT Re-encode while adding Files. 0=God / 9=Bad Quality. Lame is needed for MP3, FAAC for AAC (m4a). --set-title=STRING Force Title --set-artist=STRING Force Artist --set-album=STRING Force Album --set-genre=STRING Force Genre --set-rating=INT Force Rating: 0 = 0 starts / 20 = 1 star / 40 = 2 stars / 60 = 3 stars / 80 = 4 stars / 100 = 5 stars --set-playcount=INT Force Playcount --set-songnum Order songs on the iPod in the same order as they were added (= Overwrite songnum tag) --set-bookmarkable Set this song as bookmarkable (= Remember position) --set-shuffleskip Exclude this file in shuffle-mode --set-compilation Mark songs as being part of a compilation --min-vol-adj=INT Minimum volume adjustment done if ID3v2.4 RVA2 tags are found. Default is 0 (= Do nothing) --max-vol-adj=INT Maximum volume adjustment done if ID3v2.4 RVA2 tags are found. Default is 0 (= Do nothing) Using this two options, you can adjust the volume in the range -100% to +100%. 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_addsong 1.00 April 2007 GNUPOD_ADDSONG(1)