Chapter 4. Usage

Command line options

The usage is fairly straightforward:

  1. put all and only the mp3files you want on the CD in a single directory.

  2. change to this directory

  3. launch mp32dao.pl [tocfile]. If you specify a tocfile it will be used to write the file .toc used by cdrdao. If you don't cd.toc will be used. Other arguments are ignored.

The script should work with all filenames but you'll live happier if you don't name your files like this:
Iced % Earth - Burning ^ Times - [01].mp3
Avoid stupid naming schemes. Please note the program will compose the CD using the files in the same order as their name suggests. I strongly advise you to put the tracknumber at the beginning of the filename. Example:
01-The_Ghosts_Of_Christmas_Eve.mp3
02-Boughs_Of_Holly.mp3
03-The_World_That_She_Sees.mp3
04-Midnight_Christmas_Eve.mp3
05-The_March_Of_The_Kings-Hark_The_Herald_Angel.mp3