.TH MP3C 1 20-Mar-2000 LOCAL "Linux User Tools"
.SH NAME
mp3c \- convert audio-cds to mp3
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B mp3c
[\-i <configfile>] [-b <batchfile> [-t <tmpfile/dir>]] [-d <cdrom-device>] [-v] [-n]

.SH DESCRIPTION
This program is a frontend for every cdripper and mp3-encoder program. It
uses CDDB-functionality for converting audio-cds to mp3.
It can run in interactive and batch-mode.

.SH OPTIONS
.P
.I \-initfile <file>
use alternative configfile
.P
.I \-batchfile <file>
run in batchmode and create shellscript
.P
.I \-tempfile <file/dir>
specify a different directory for tempfiles (ripped-files), if started in
batchmode (-b option given)
.P
.I \-device <cdrom-device>
use this device (overwrites default-configuration)
.P
.I \-news
show which things have been changed in a news version of MP3c.
.P
.I \-version
shows version, program and other informations and exits

.PP
For detailed help take a look in the README file. Handling of interactive-
mode should be obviously.
.PP

.RE
.SH INTERACTIVE USE
If no options are given on the command line, 
.B mp3c
will run interactivly.
.SS LAYOUT
Screen is divided into TOC of cd (upper part) and status information
(lower part).
.SS KEYS
The following keys control
.B mp3c
in interactive mode:
.TP
.I PgUp, PgDn, up and down cursor, Pos1, End

select a track.
.TP
.I Space, Del

swap encoding flag

.TP
.I s

swap artist and title

.TP
.I ALT+s

swap artist and title on marked tracks

.TP
.I F1

opens online-help.

.TP
.I F2

opens optionsmenu

.TP
.I F3

encode files

.TP
.I F4

encode actual file

.TP
.I F5

create batch-script

.TP
.I F12

quit program

.SH FILES
Settings will be saved in ~/.mp3crc. You can also use /usr/local/etc/mp3crc. To use another config-file use "-i" switch when calling mp3c.

.SH VERSION
Page was created for V0.27
.SH BUGS
Sometimes there is a "klick" at the beginning of mp3-files, if "on-the-fly" encoding is used together with "encoder 1.02"

.SH MAINTAINER 
Matthias Hensler <wsp@gmx.de>

.SH SEE ALSO

cdparanoia(1) cdda2wav(1) mp3info(1)