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flac — Encode, decode, and test FLAC files. More information: <https://xiph.org/flac/>.

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Problem

How to use the flac command: Encode, decode, and test FLAC files. More information: <https://xiph.org/flac/>.

Solution

flac — Encode, decode, and test FLAC files. More information: <https://xiph.org/flac/>.

Encode a WAV file to FLAC (this will create a FLAC file in the same location as the WAV file):
flac {{path/to/file.wav}}


Encode a WAV file to FLAC, specifying the output file:
flac {{[-o|--output-name]}} {{path/to/output.flac}} {{path/to/file.wav}}


Decode a FLAC file to WAV, specifying the output file:
flac {{[-d|--decode]}} {{[-o|--output-name]}} {{path/to/output.wav}} {{path/to/file.flac}}


Test a FLAC file for the correct encoding:
flac {{[-t|--test]}} {{path/to/file.flac}}

Code Snippets

Encode a WAV file to FLAC (this will create a FLAC file in the same location as the WAV file)

flac {{path/to/file.wav}}

Encode a WAV file to FLAC, specifying the output file

flac {{[-o|--output-name]}} {{path/to/output.flac}} {{path/to/file.wav}}

Decode a FLAC file to WAV, specifying the output file

flac {{[-d|--decode]}} {{[-o|--output-name]}} {{path/to/output.wav}} {{path/to/file.flac}}

Test a FLAC file for the correct encoding

flac {{[-t|--test]}} {{path/to/file.flac}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/flac

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