[NTLUG:Discuss] True order of files in a directory.

[Steve Baker]

Bryan J. Smith wrote:
> On Thu, 2005-08-25 at 23:56 -0700, Steve Baker wrote:
> 
>>This player consistently shows things in the same order as 'ls -f'
>>does...which is the raw ordering of the files in the directory.
>
> Then that's your answer.  Very good.

No - it's not my answer.  It's just a part of the clarification
needed so I can ask the question coherently:

   Given that this MP3 player shows files in the order they were
   placed on the drive...which is a pain to deal with...

   Is there a tool that would allow me to rearrange the
   physical order of directory entries on the MP3 player's
   drive?

Right now, the kludge is to completely erase the drive - then
copy the files onto it in the order I want them to play.

This is possible - but it's a pain.  So a tool that would let
me rearrange the directory entries directly would be a big help.

> Understand the MP3 files themselves also have textual names, and these
> names might differ from the filenames.

Well, there are certainly name fields inside MP3 files - but the
player shows only the literal filenames.

> I'd see about creating one big .m3u file and if it reads it.

Well, when there is just one album on there, there is just one .m3u
file - and it doesn't seem to affect the play order...so no.

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