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-title: Searching for Files Using Tags
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-<p>
- A <dfn>tag</dfn> is bit of information, or metadata, that is associated
- with a data file. Specifically, tags are keywords or terms that you feel
- have some relevance to a particular soundfile. Ardour can store these tags
- in a searchable <dfn>database</dfn> so that you can quickly search for sounds
- based on the tags that you have assigned to them.
-</p>
-<p>
- For example you can assign the term <kbd class="input">120bpm</kbd> to a
- sound, and then when you search for this tag, the file will appear in the
- search list. Tags are independent of the filename or anything else about
- the file. Tags, and the file paths that they are associated with, are
- stored in a file called <samp>sfdb</samp> in your Ardour user folder.
-</p>
-<p>
- To <dfn>add tags</dfn> to a given file, open the <kbd class="menu">Session >
- Import</kbd> dialog, select the file in the browser, and type new tags into tag
- area in the soundfile information box on the right. Tags are stored when the
- input box loses focus, there is no need to explicitly save them.
-</p>
-<p>
- You can <dfn>search</dfn> for specific tags in the <kbd
- class="menu">Search Tags</kbd> tab of the same dialog. Files which have
- been tagged with the relevant terms will appear in the results window.
- Selected files can be auditioned and marked with additional tags if
- required.
-</p>
-