Editing M3U (section)

==Examples==
{{Example farm|section|date=August 2016}}

;Example 1
This is an example of an extended M3U file on the Windows platform. Sample.mp3 and Example.ogg are the media files. 123 and 321 are the lengths in seconds.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180122001027/http://www.clearone.com/uploads/resource/030055_Creating_Playlists_to_Work_with_the_Streaming_Music_Manager-0.pdf|archive-date=2018-01-22|url=http://www.clearone.com/uploads/resource/030055_Creating_Playlists_to_Work_with_the_Streaming_Music_Manager-0.pdf|title=DigiLinX Application Note - Creating Playlists to Work with the Streaming Music Manager|date=2007-10-05}}</ref> A length of -1 or 0 may be used when the media file is a streaming file, as there is no actual, predefined length value. The value after the length is the title to be shown, which is generally the same as the location of the file which is on the second line. On the [[macOS]] and [[Linux]] platforms, [[Unix path]]s are used.
 #EXTM3U
  
 #EXTINF:123, Sample artist - Sample title
 C:\Documents and Settings\I\My Music\Sample.mp3
  
 #EXTINF:321,Example Artist - Example title
 C:\Documents and Settings\I\My Music\Greatest Hits\Example.ogg

;Example 2
This example shows how to create an m3u file linking to a specified directory (for example, a [[USB flash drive|flash drive]], or CD-ROM). The m3u file should contain only one string: the path to the directory. After starting, the media player will play all contents of the directory:
 C:\Music

;Example 3
Here is another example, using relative format. The M3U file is placed in the same directory as the music, and directories must be preserved when moving the playlist to another device if subdirectories are used. This method is more flexible, as it does not rely on the file path staying the same.

This is the same file as above, saved as sample.m3u in C:\Documents and Settings\User\My Music\
 #EXTM3U
  
 #EXTINF:123, Sample artist - Sample title
 Sample.mp3
  
 #EXTINF:321,Example Artist - Example title
 Greatest Hits\Example.ogg

This format in an M3U allows copying to another device for playback. All files and directories referred to must also be copied.

;Example 4
Here is a mixed example:
 Alternative\Band - Song.mp3
 Classical\Other Band - New Song.mp3
 Stuff.mp3
 D:\More Music\Foo.mp3
 ..\Other Music\Bar.mp3
 <nowiki>http://www.example.com:8000/Listen.mp3</nowiki>
 <nowiki>http://www.example.com/~user/Mine.mp3</nowiki>

Notes:
* Alternative and Classical are sub-directories of the directory that this playlist is stored in.
* "Song" and "New Song" are in sub-directories of the directory that this playlist is stored in.
* "Stuff" is in the same directory that the playlist is stored in.
* "Foo" is in the specified (Windows) volume and directory, which may or may not be the same directory the playlist is in.
* "Bar" is in a different directory at the same level as the playlist directory. The double-dots reference the parent directory of the playlist directory, then into the sub-directory "Other Music" to reach "Bar".
* "Listen" is a Shoutcast stream.
* "Mine" is an MP3 stored on a web server.

;Example 5

References to other M3U playlists, for example, are generally not well-supported.

 AnotherPlayList.m3u

;Example 6
The following is an example of an M3U playlist file for "[[Jar of Flies]]" album by "[[Alice in Chains]]" that was created by [[Mp3tag]] with the following custom option settings:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://help.mp3tag.de/options_export.html|title=Mp3tag Help - Configuration > Export|website=help.mp3tag.de}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://help.mp3tag.de/options_playlist.html|title=Mp3tag Help - Configuration > Playlist|website=help.mp3tag.de}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://help.mp3tag.de/main_scripting.html|title=Mp3tag Help - Scripting functions|website=help.mp3tag.de}}</ref> <!-- NOTE: This example was posted by User:Sbmeirow -->
* playlist extended info format = <code>"%artist% - %title%"</code>
* playlist filename format = <code>"%artist%_%album%_00_Playlist.m3u"</code>
* tag to filename conversion format = <code>"%artist%_%album%_$num(%track%,2)_%title%"</code>

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 #EXTM3U
 #EXTINF:419,Alice in Chains - Rotten Apple
 Alice in Chains_Jar of Flies_01_Rotten Apple.mp3
 #EXTINF:260,Alice in Chains - Nutshell
 Alice in Chains_Jar of Flies_02_Nutshell.mp3
 #EXTINF:255,Alice in Chains - I Stay Away
 Alice in Chains_Jar of Flies_03_I Stay Away.mp3
 #EXTINF:256,Alice in Chains - No Excuses
 Alice in Chains_Jar of Flies_04_No Excuses.mp3
 #EXTINF:157,Alice in Chains - Whale And Wasp
 Alice in Chains_Jar of Flies_05_Whale And Wasp.mp3
 #EXTINF:263,Alice in Chains - Don't Follow
 Alice in Chains_Jar of Flies_06_Don't Follow.mp3
 #EXTINF:245,Alice in Chains - Swing On This
 Alice in Chains_Jar of Flies_07_Swing On This.mp3
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