MP3 tags with eyeD3

mp3tags.sh

#!/bin/bash
# file format: ARTIST/ALBUM/01-TITLE.mp3
read -p "YEAR? " -n 4 YEAR
ALBUM="${PWD##*/}"              # ALBUM=$(basename "${PWD}")
ARTIST=$(echo $(cd .. && echo "${PWD##*/}"))
# help: eyeD3 -h
# delete all
eyeD3 --preserve-file-times --remove-all *.mp3
# artist, album, year and cover
eyeD3 --preserve-file-times --v2 --artist "${ARTIST}" --album "${ALBUM}" --release-year ${YEAR} --add-image Folder.jpg:FRONT_COVER *.mp3

# using input redirection and process substitution (!) to manage punctuation and spaces
# tracknumber
while read file;
do
    # only keep tracknumber before `-'
    eyeD3 --preserve-file-times --v2 --track ${file%%-*} "${file}";
done < <(ls *.mp3)
# title
while read file;
do
    TITLE="${file#*-}";         # remove tracknumber
    TITLE="${TITLE%.mp3}";      # remove extension
    eyeD3 --preserve-file-times --v2 --title "${TITLE}" "${file}";
done < <(ls *.mp3)