is there any mp3 manager for linux?

[Steven Stern]

Deepak Shrestha wrote:
> Thanks for suggestion but that is not what I exactly
> want. Pressing "J" key only shows up my current
> playlist and similarly search scope is only current
> playlist.
> 
> What I need is to search the mp3 on my harddrive which
> is not currently in my playlist, so that I can put
> them in my list.
> 
> Windows media player has this feature like monitoring
> the folder or adding to library, from where I can
> search any song I want and create a list.
> 
> Well I am not looking for the same feature though, it
> will be fine even if something like how updatedb and
> locate works.
> 
> what I mean is something like this:
> when I add the new songs in my drive I just need to do
> some sort of update (like updatedb) and next program
> can locate my songs based on ID3 tags (not based on
> filenames).
> 
> Is there any utilities like that for linux?
> 
> Better solutions are welcomed!
> 
> 
> 
> --- Partho Protim Paul <penguin.partho at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
> 
>>in xmms hit " j " key and it will allow u to select
>>the file u want to play. 
>>
>>cheers!!
>>p.s. plus u can also sort them out using the menu u
>>like. fiddle with it.
>>
>>On 9/21/05, Deepak Shrestha <d8888pak at yahoo.com>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>I have around 40GB full of mp3s. Right now I am
>>
>>using
>>
>>>xmms in FC4. My problem is searching a particular
>>
>>mp3.
>>
>>>$ ls -R | grep "name".mp3 doesn't work because
>>
>>some
>>
>>>are ripped with filenames like "AudioTrack 01.mp3"
>>>etc. but these files have ID3 tags already there
>>
>>when
>>
>>>it was used with windows media player before.
>>>
>>>Is there a utility or addons for xmms (like those
>>
>>in
>>
>>>media player, winamp etc.) or separate program,
>>
>>which
>>
>>>can manage all those mp3 based on Album,Year,
>>
>>Gnere
>>
>>>etc.?
>>>
>>>Thanks!
>>>
>>>Deepak K. Shrestha
>>>
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Put this into build-xmms-pl and run it from cron at night:

#! /bin/sh
  find /var/music/ -name "*.mp3"   -exec echo {} >> xmms.m3u.tmp \;
  find /var/music/ -name "*.wma"   -exec echo {} >> xmms.m3u.tmp \;
  cat xmms.m3u.tmp | sort > xmms.m3u
  rm xmms.m3u.tmp



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   Steve