soxi
Display audio file format information
TLDR
Show file info
$ soxi [audio.wav]
Show duration$ soxi -D [audio.wav]
Show sample rate$ soxi -r [audio.wav]
Show channels$ soxi -c [audio.wav]
Show bit depth$ soxi -b [audio.wav]
Show encoding$ soxi -e [audio.wav]
Show file type$ soxi -t [audio.wav]
Show total duration of multiple files$ soxi -T [file1.wav] [file2.wav]
SYNOPSIS
soxi [-D] [-r] [-c] [-b] [options] files
DESCRIPTION
soxi displays audio file information. It's part of SoX (Sound eXchange).Duration shows file length. Seconds or time format available.Technical parameters show format details. Sample rate, bit depth, channels.Multiple files can be queried. Summary totals available.Output is scriptable. Individual values returned for parsing.
PARAMETERS
-D
Duration in seconds.-d
Duration in time format.-r
Sample rate.-c
Channel count.-b
Bits per sample.-e
Encoding type.-t
File type.-s
Sample count.-V[level]
Set verbosity level.-T
Total duration when multiple files are given.
INSTALL
sudo apt install sox
sudo dnf install sox
sudo pacman -S sox
sudo apk add sox
sudo zypper install sox
brew install sox
nix profile install nixpkgs#sox
CAVEATS
Part of SoX suite. Not all formats supported. Metadata limited to audio properties.
HISTORY
soxi is the info utility from SoX (Sound eXchange), the Swiss Army knife of audio processing. Created by Chris Bagwell and others.