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.\"    Source: Audio File Library 0.3.6
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.TH "SFINFO" "1" "03/06/2013" "Audio File Library 0\&.3\&.6" "\ \&"
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.SH "NAME"
sfinfo \- display information about audio files
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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\fBsfinfo\fR [\fIoptions\fR] \fIaudio files\fR\&...
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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sfinfo prints information about the specified audio files, including file format, sample rate, duration, and audio data format\&.
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By default sfinfo displays information in a longer, multi\-line format; specifying the \-\-short or \-s option produces a short, single\-line summary\&.
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Any files which are not recognized as valid audio files will be ignored unless the \-\-reporterror or \-r option is given\&. The file formats currently supported by sfinfo are AIFF, AIFF\-C, NeXT/Sun \&.snd/\&.au, WAVE, Berkeley/IRCAM/CARL Sound File, AVR, Amiga IFF/8SVX, Sample Vision, Creative Voice File, NIST SPHERE, and Core Audio Format\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
\-\-short, \-s
.RS 4
Print short single\-line summary of each recognized audio file\&.
.RE
.PP
\-\-reporterror, \-r
.RS 4
Print an error message if any of the specified files are not recognized as valid audio files\&.
.RE
.PP
\-\-help, \-h
.RS 4
Print help message\&.
.RE
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\-\-version, \-v
.RS 4
Print version information\&.
.RE
.SH "EXAMPLES"
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Display summary of an audio file:
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.if n \{\
.RS 4
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.nf
% sfinfo drum\&.aiff
File Name      drum\&.aiff
File Format    Audio Interchange File Format (aiff)
Data Format    16\-bit integer (2\*(Aqs complement, big endian)
Audio Data     1569972 bytes begins at offset 54 (36 hex)
               2 channels, 392493 frames
Sampling Rate  44100\&.00 Hz
Duration       8\&.900 seconds
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.if n \{\
.RE
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List all recognized audio files in the current directory using the short output format:
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.if n \{\
.RS 4
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.nf
% sfinfo \-s *
    9\&.60s 44100\&.00 aiff  1ch 16b \-\- bass\&.aiff
    8\&.90s 44100\&.00 aiff  2ch 16b \-\- drum\&.aiff
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.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.SH "SEE ALSO"
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\fBsfconvert\fR(1)
.SH "AUTHOR"
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Michael Pruett <michael@68k\&.org>