How to list and remove files only if multiple conditions are met
This is on ubuntu 18.04. I have access to bash, pip3, and ruby gems on this machine.
Trying to work with multiple mp4 files that were sent to us by VHS converter company. Each file has at least a version with 240p in the name and some of them have both a 240p filename and a 480p filename.
They stuck these hundreds of files in one zip and sent them to us.
If every mp4 file is in one directory, how could I find only the files that have both a 240p and a 480p version and remove the 240p version -- without removing the files that have ONLY a 240p version.
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This is on ubuntu 18.04. I have access to bash, pip3, and ruby gems on this machine.
Trying to work with multiple mp4 files that were sent to us by VHS converter company. Each file has at least a version with 240p in the name and some of them have both a 240p filename and a 480p filename.
They stuck these hundreds of files in one zip and sent them to us.
If every mp4 file is in one directory, how could I find only the files that have both a 240p and a 480p version and remove the 240p version -- without removing the files that have ONLY a 240p version.
command-line bash python ruby
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Please provide sample names ofmp4files of each kind.
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This is on ubuntu 18.04. I have access to bash, pip3, and ruby gems on this machine.
Trying to work with multiple mp4 files that were sent to us by VHS converter company. Each file has at least a version with 240p in the name and some of them have both a 240p filename and a 480p filename.
They stuck these hundreds of files in one zip and sent them to us.
If every mp4 file is in one directory, how could I find only the files that have both a 240p and a 480p version and remove the 240p version -- without removing the files that have ONLY a 240p version.
command-line bash python ruby
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This is on ubuntu 18.04. I have access to bash, pip3, and ruby gems on this machine.
Trying to work with multiple mp4 files that were sent to us by VHS converter company. Each file has at least a version with 240p in the name and some of them have both a 240p filename and a 480p filename.
They stuck these hundreds of files in one zip and sent them to us.
If every mp4 file is in one directory, how could I find only the files that have both a 240p and a 480p version and remove the 240p version -- without removing the files that have ONLY a 240p version.
command-line bash python ruby
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Please provide sample names ofmp4files of each kind.
– P_Yadav
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Jan 7 at 6:44
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With bash, you could run something along the lines of
for a in *240p.mp4
do
b=${a/240p/480p} ## replace 240 by 480
if [ -f "$b" ] ## if x-480p.mp4 exists
then mv "$a" "REMOVE_$a" ## rename x-240p to REMOVE_x-240p
fi
done
And if you are happy with the REMOVEd list
rm REMOVE_*
answered Jan 7 at 9:21
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I wouldn't recommend doingmv, better doechowithout actually renaming files
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Jan 7 at 11:37
@SergiyKolodyazhnyy, yes.echo rm "$a"and deletingechoif happy, sounds like a good idea.
– JJoao
Jan 7 at 11:58
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With bash, you could run something along the lines of
for a in *240p.mp4
do
b=${a/240p/480p} ## replace 240 by 480
if [ -f "$b" ] ## if x-480p.mp4 exists
then mv "$a" "REMOVE_$a" ## rename x-240p to REMOVE_x-240p
fi
done
And if you are happy with the REMOVEd list
rm REMOVE_*
answered Jan 7 at 9:21
JJoaoJJoao
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I wouldn't recommend doingmv, better doechowithout actually renaming files
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Jan 7 at 11:37
@SergiyKolodyazhnyy, yes.echo rm "$a"and deletingechoif happy, sounds like a good idea.
– JJoao
Jan 7 at 11:58
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With bash, you could run something along the lines of
for a in *240p.mp4
do
b=${a/240p/480p} ## replace 240 by 480
if [ -f "$b" ] ## if x-480p.mp4 exists
then mv "$a" "REMOVE_$a" ## rename x-240p to REMOVE_x-240p
fi
done
And if you are happy with the REMOVEd list
rm REMOVE_*
answered Jan 7 at 9:21
JJoaoJJoao
1,38069
I wouldn't recommend doingmv, better doechowithout actually renaming files
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Jan 7 at 11:37
@SergiyKolodyazhnyy, yes.echo rm "$a"and deletingechoif happy, sounds like a good idea.
– JJoao
Jan 7 at 11:58
add a comment |
With bash, you could run something along the lines of
for a in *240p.mp4
do
b=${a/240p/480p} ## replace 240 by 480
if [ -f "$b" ] ## if x-480p.mp4 exists
then mv "$a" "REMOVE_$a" ## rename x-240p to REMOVE_x-240p
fi
done
And if you are happy with the REMOVEd list
rm REMOVE_*
answered Jan 7 at 9:21
JJoaoJJoao
1,38069
With bash, you could run something along the lines of
for a in *240p.mp4
do
b=${a/240p/480p} ## replace 240 by 480
if [ -f "$b" ] ## if x-480p.mp4 exists
then mv "$a" "REMOVE_$a" ## rename x-240p to REMOVE_x-240p
fi
done
And if you are happy with the REMOVEd list
rm REMOVE_*
answered Jan 7 at 9:21
JJoaoJJoao
1,38069
answered Jan 7 at 9:21
JJoaoJJoao
1,38069
answered Jan 7 at 9:21
JJoaoJJoao
1,38069
answered Jan 7 at 9:21
JJoaoJJoao
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1,38069
I wouldn't recommend doingmv, better doechowithout actually renaming files
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Jan 7 at 11:37
@SergiyKolodyazhnyy, yes.echo rm "$a"and deletingechoif happy, sounds like a good idea.
– JJoao
Jan 7 at 11:58
add a comment |
I wouldn't recommend doingmv, better doechowithout actually renaming files
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Jan 7 at 11:37
@SergiyKolodyazhnyy, yes.echo rm "$a"and deletingechoif happy, sounds like a good idea.
– JJoao
Jan 7 at 11:58
I wouldn't recommend doing
mv, better do echo without actually renaming files– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Jan 7 at 11:37
I wouldn't recommend doing
mv, better do echo without actually renaming files– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Jan 7 at 11:37
@SergiyKolodyazhnyy, yes.
echo rm "$a" and deleting echo if happy, sounds like a good idea.– JJoao
Jan 7 at 11:58
@SergiyKolodyazhnyy, yes.
echo rm "$a" and deleting echo if happy, sounds like a good idea.– JJoao
Jan 7 at 11:58
add a comment |
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