find -name *.flac -print0 | while read -d $'\0' a do OUTF=`echo "$a" | sed s/\.flac$/.mp3/g` ARTIST=`metaflac "$a" --show-tag=ARTIST | sed s/.*=//g` TITLE=`metaflac "$a" --show-tag=TITLE | sed s/.*=//g` ALBUM=`metaflac "$a" --show-tag=ALBUM | sed s/.*=//g` GENRE=`metaflac "$a" --show-tag=GENRE | sed s/.*=//g` TRACKNUMBER=`metaflac "$a" --show-tag=TRACKNUMBER | sed s/.*=//g` DATE=`metaflac "$a" --show-tag=DATE | sed s/.*=//g` flac -c -d "$a" | lame -m j -q 0 --vbr-new -V 0 -s 44.1 - "$OUTF" id3 -t "$TITLE" -T "${TRACKNUMBER:-0}" -a "$ARTIST" -A "$ALBUM" -y "$DATE" -g "${GENRE:-12}" "$OUTF" done