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+date created: Wednesday, December 25th 2024, 12:37:20 pm
+date modified: Wednesday, December 25th 2024, 12:40:11 pm
+tags: 
+---
+
+# create m3u playlists
+
+tl;dr: m3u playlist files are just a text file with the list of file names
+
+## files in the same directory
+
+```shell
+ls -1 *.mp3 > playlist.m3u
+```
+
+## current directory and subdirectories
+
+```shell
+find . -type f -iname "*.mp3" | sort > playlist.m3u
+```
+
+## absolute paths
+
+```shell
+find "$(pwd)" -type f -iname "*.mp3" | sort > playlist.m3u
+```