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45		FLAC is a general purpose audio format supported by many programs, but in this section we are concentrating on just the official tools provided by the FLAC project:
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47			<li><a href="documentation_tools_flac.html">flac</a> - The command-line encoder and decoder.</li>
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57		See <a href="http://xiph.org/flac/download.html">Getting FLAC</a> for instructions on downloading and installing the official FLAC tools, or <a href="http://xiph.org/flac/documentation_tasks.html">Using FLAC</a> for instructions and guides on playing FLAC files, ripping CDs to FLAC, etc.
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