From c380d1fa7d22bc3ef056b74c5af93413067c9a5b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: liam4 Date: Sat, 1 Jul 2017 15:25:57 -0300 Subject: iTunes crawler --- man/http-music-crawl-itunes.1 | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+) create mode 100644 man/http-music-crawl-itunes.1 (limited to 'man/http-music-crawl-itunes.1') diff --git a/man/http-music-crawl-itunes.1 b/man/http-music-crawl-itunes.1 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9d21734 --- /dev/null +++ b/man/http-music-crawl-itunes.1 @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +.TH http-music-crawl-itunes 1 + +.SH NAME +http-music-crawl-itunes - create a playlist file using an iTunes library + +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B http-music-crawl-itunes +[libraryPath] + +.SH DESCRIPTION +\fBhttp-music-crawl-itunes\fR is a command line utility used to generate a +playlist file for usage with \fBhttp-music\fR using the Apple iTunes library +XML format. + +It requires the iTunes XML format; this is not the usual iTunes Library.itl format, but it is officially supported by Apple (though not used in recent Apple software). +This iTunes XML file is automatically generated by iTunes if the \fB"Share iTunes Library XML with other applications"\fR option is checked in the advanced preferences section of iTunes. +If this option is not checked (which is the case, by default), it must be enabled for crawl-itunes to function. + +The path for the iTunes XML library file may be passed as an argument; if not given, it is assumed to be \fB~/Music/iTunes/iTunes Music Library.xml\fR. + +The resulting playlist file is sorted as a hierarchial tree formed of a group for each artist and then a group for each of the artists' albums. +See the \fBEXAMPLES\fR section of \fBhttp-music\fR (1) for information on filtering to a specific artist or album. + +.SH SEE ALSO +For more information on the iTunes Library XML file: \fIhttps://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT201610\fR -- cgit 1.3.0-6-gf8a5