Date: 2012-06-30
Author: Ryan Child (ryan.child@gmail.com)
Title: id3dump

For information on copying this software please see the COPYING file in this
directory

This directory contains a Tcl script for reading MP3 files and dumping the ID3
tag contained within. This script is an exercise in getting to know the Tool
Command Language (Tcl), specifically the following areas: 

- File I/O
- String formatting
- Binary scanning
- Lists
- Arrays
- Error handling

It is written to be compatible with the Tcl 8.4 interpreter. It has thus far
only been tested on Linux 32-bit. To run, simply type "./id3dump <filename>"
(without the quotes) from this directory at the command line, replacing
<filename> with the path to the MP3 file that contains the ID3 tag you would
like to dump. Alternatively, you may invoke the Tcl shell explicitly by typing
"tclsh id3dump <filename>"

The following references were consulted in writing this script:

- Practical Programming in Tcl and Tk, Fourth Edition
  by Ken Jones and Brent Welch
- Tcl 8.4 documentation: http://www.tcl.tk/man/tcl8.4/
- ID3 tag version 2.3.0 Standard: http://www.id3.org/id3v2.3.0
- Whatever Google turned up