.TH "TRACKCAT" 1 "2024-04-06" "" "Audio Concatenator"
.SH NAME
trackcat \- concatenate two or more audio tracks
.SH SYNOPSIS
trackcat [OPTIONS] <track 1> [track 2] [track 3] ...
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
trackcat combines the audio data from two or more audio tracks into a single output track.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
show a list of options and exit
.TP
\fB\-I\fR, \fB\-\-interactive\fR
edit metadata and encoding options in interactive mode prior to converting tracks
.TP
\fB\-\-cue\fR=\fIFILENAME\fR
a cuesheet to embed in the output file
.TP
\fB\-\-add\-cue\fR
Embed a cuesheet in the output file using the track lengths as index points. This option assures a concatenated file can be re-split into its original tracks even if the original cuesheet is not available.
.TP
\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR=\fIVERBOSITY\fR
The level of output to display. Choose between 'normal', 'quiet' and 'debug'.
.SH ENCODING OPTIONS
.TP
\fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-output\fR=\fIFILENAME\fR
the output filename of the concatenated track
.TP
\fB\-t\fR, \fB\-\-type\fR=\fITYPE\fR
the audio format of the concatenated track; for a list of available audio formats, try: -t help
.TP
\fB\-q\fR, \fB\-\-quality\fR=\fIQUALITY\fR
the desired quality of the concatenated track; for a list of available quality modes for a given format, try: -q help
.SH CD LOOKUP OPTIONS
.TP
\fB\-M\fR, \fB\-\-metadata\-lookup\fR
perform metadata lookup for converted tracks
.TP
\fB\-\-musicbrainz\-server\fR=\fIHOSTNAME\fR
the MusicBrainz server name to query for metadata
.TP
\fB\-\-musicbrainz\-port\fR=\fIPORT\fR
the MusicBrainz port to query for metadata
.TP
\fB\-\-no\-musicbrainz\fR
don't query MusicBrainz for metadata
.TP
\fB\-\-freedb\-server\fR=\fIHOSTNAME\fR
the FreeDB server name to query for metadata
.TP
\fB\-\-freedb\-port\fR=\fIPORT\fR
the FreeDB port to query for metadata
.TP
\fB\-\-no\-freedb\fR
don't query FreeDB for metadata
.TP
\fB\-D\fR, \fB\-\-default\fR
When multiple metadata choices are available, select the first one automatically. This option has no effect when used with -I
.SH EXAMPLE
.LP
Convert all of the WAVE files in sourcedir to a single FLAC file, album.flac at the highest possible compression (quality 8):
.IP
trackcat -t flac -q 8 -o album.flac sourcedir/*.wav

.SH SEE ALSO
.BR audiotools-config (1),
.BR audiotools.cfg (5),
.BR cdda2track (1),
.BR cddainfo (1),
.BR cddaplay (1),
.BR coverdump (1),
.BR covertag (1),
.BR coverview (1),
.BR dvda2track (1),
.BR dvdainfo (1),
.BR track2cdda (1),
.BR track2track (1),
.BR trackcmp (1),
.BR trackinfo (1),
.BR tracklength (1),
.BR tracklint (1),
.BR trackplay (1),
.BR trackrename (1),
.BR tracksplit (1),
.BR tracktag (1),
.BR trackverify (1)
.SH AUTHOR
Brian Langenberger