tunes_pls's Introduction

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Usage

Presently the following flags are valid

--in: The directory in which the iTunes Music Library.xml file and iTunes Music directory live.
--out: The directory to which the playlist files/music will be exported to.
--action: Either list to get a listing of playlists and their corresponding persistent ids, export to export to the out directory, or config to use a config file.
--playlist: A comma delimited list of playlist persistent ids to be exported.
--type: The playlist format to be exported (ether PLS or M3U).
--export-protected: - Export FairPlay DRM encrypted files.
--playlists-only: - Generate playlist files without copying music files.
--config: Path to config file. An example usage would be as follows:

./tunes_pls.pl --in ~/Music/iTunes/ --action list #To List 
./tunes_pls.pl --in ~/Music/iTunes/ --action export --type pls --out /tmp/ --playlists 6D65D1901B5A9E3B,A212534145F9BE30 #To Export
./tunes_pls.pl --action conf --conf ~/.config/tunes_pls.cfg #To use a config file

Config File

An example config file could be in the ini format as follows:

library   = /home/user/Music/iTunes/
format    = m3u
export_to = /tmp/export/
export_protected = true
playlists_only = false

[playlists_by_name]
;Each playlist's name must be encased in single quotes.
;Each playlist must use a unique key value.

playlist_0 = 'Playlist Zero'
playlist_1 = 'Playlist One'  

[playlists_by_id]
;Each playlist must use a unique key and have a valid persistent id.

playlist_0 = 6D65D1901B5A9E3B