Format specifiers can be used to split a file name into tags and to name a file or playlist based on existing tags using the scanner.
Format specifier |
Corresponding tag field |
%a |
Artist: this is the artist or artists who created the track, this field may contact a featured artist as well as the album artist |
%z |
Album artist |
%b |
Album title |
%c |
Comment: this is the free-form comment field |
%p |
Composer: this is the creator of the track |
%r |
Copyright holder: this is usually the artist, but it can also be the record label |
%d |
Disc number |
%e |
Encoded by: this is usually the person who encoded the file, but the field is also used for the application that was used to encode the file |
%g |
Genre |
%i |
Ignored: this format specifier can only be used in Fill Tag to specify parts of the file name which should be ignored |
%l |
Number of tracks: the total number of tracks on the medium |
%o |
Original artist |
%n |
Track number |
%t |
Track title |
%u |
URL |
%x |
Number of discs |
%y |
Year of recording, sometimes the date of release is used instead |
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