songanizer

Songanizer is a remarkable shell script that is designed to help users organize their MP3 files in a directory. Its primary objective is to create virtual directories structures of the same data without having multiple copies of the same files. Songanizer organizes the files based on information extracted from the tags located in the subdirectories specified as "_data" in their name. This software creates parallel virtual directories containing symbolic links to the original files, thereby giving different views of the same data.

With Songanizer, each custom virtual directory structure is based on a particular attribute specified by the user. Furthermore, you can create subdirectories within the _data directories that hold the actual song files. After Songanization, the BASE directory contains several directories, including _data*, _artist, _genre, _initial, and more, depending on the switches passed to the script.

Songanizer is a shell script, and a running shell is the primary requirement. Preferably, it should be a Bourne Again SHell. If you encounter any challenges while running the script on another shell, you may report the problems to the project maintainer. Also, Getopt (enhanced) is needed to extract the options from the command-line arguments, while gettext is necessary for internationalization support. The mp3info tool should be installed on the system to process the file tags effectively. The download link for the mp3info tool can be accessed from the software's website. In summary, Songanizer is a must-have software for music lovers looking for effective ways to organize their music libraries.