Using VLC to combine audio files

I recently discovered a really easy way to combine multiple audio files using VLC. I recored a video and had to stop and start the recording multiple times. I wanted to combine the audio tracks into one file.

This will be a quick reference for me to remember how to do it. Open a new PowerShell prompt in Windows Terminal. The below prompt will use the VLC media player, to combine 1.mp3 and 2.mp3 into a new file 3.mp3. I ran the below command from the C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC> directory.

.\vlc.exe "1.mp3" "2.mp3" --sout "#gather:std {access=file,dst=3.mp3}" --sout-keep