tldr/pages/common/flac.md

flac

Encodes, decodes and tests flac files. More information: https://xiph.org/flac.

• Encode a wav file to flac (this will create a flac file in the same location as the wav file):

flac {{path/to/file.wav}}

• Encode a wav file to flac, specifying the output file:

flac -o {{path/to/output.flac}} {{path/to/file.wav}}

• Decode a flac file to wav, specifying the output file:

flac -d -o {{path/to/output.wav}} {{path/to/file.flac}}

• Test a flac file for the correct encoding:

flac -t {{path/to/file.flac}}