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 A script analoguous to `mp3info`, but for flac files.
 
+## Requirements
+
+`flacinfo` depends on the presence of a
+[`metaflac`](https://linux.die.net/man/1/metaflac) binary somewhere in your
+`$PATH`.
+
 ## Usage
 
 ```