Bash scripting (dynamic files)

mainstream · 10-05-2010, 07:37 AM

Hello everybody,

I've been surfing and searching the net quit a while now to make my own script, but i haven't been really succesfull ever since

I want to make a script which can remove strings from my mp3 collection (file names).

for example:

Code:

101-bob_sinclar_feat_sean_paul-tik_tok_(radio_edit).mp3 --> bob_sinclar_feat_sean_paul-tik_tok_(radio_edit).mp3
10-Young Jeezy-Lose My Mind (78 Bpm) (Repack).mp3 --> young_jeezy-lose_my_mind.mp3

now the problem is how can i remove the strings like:
101 & 10 (dynamic)
(%%% Bpm) (dynamic)
(Repack) (static)

Any help is greatly appreciated

Thanks & regards,

Mainstream

kurumi · 10-05-2010, 08:16 AM

Code:

ruby -e 'Dir["*.mp3"].each{|x| File.rename(x, x.sub(/^.[^-]*-/,""))}'

mainstream · 10-05-2010, 08:42 AM

That worked for the first problem thanks

Any idea how i can remove the (%%% bpm)?

kurumi · 10-05-2010, 09:05 AM

Code:

ruby -e 'Dir["*.mp3"].each {|x| File.rename(x,x.sub(/^.[^-]*-/,"").gsub(/\s*\(.*?\)\s*/,""))}'

mainstream · 10-05-2010, 09:13 AM

Hmm tried that, but this removes everything except the title and screws up some files:

1st:

Code:

Swedish House Mafia vs Tinie Tempah-Miami 2 Ibiza (Extended Vocal Mix Explicit).mp3
Swedish House Mafia vs Tinie Tempah-Miami 2 Ibiza (Radio Edit Explicit).mp3
Ne-Yo-Beautiful Monster (128 Bpm) (Repack).mp3

2nd:

Code:

Miami 2 Ibiza.mp3
mp3
Yo-Beautiful Monster.mp3

kurumi · 10-05-2010, 09:20 AM

Code:

ruby -e 'Dir["*.mp3"].each {|x| puts x.sub(/^[0-9]+-/,"").gsub(/\s*\(.*?\)\s*/,"" )  }'

mainstream · 10-05-2010, 12:05 PM

Hmm ok.
But this only echo's the filenames, it doesn't really change anything :-(

Thanks for you help though!

kurumi · 10-07-2010, 01:25 AM

Look at post #4 to see how to rename. Please try yourself instead of waiting for it.

X.Cyclop · 10-07-2010, 08:01 AM

Since what you want to erase is at the beginning and in the end..:

Code:

mv 131-MySong.mp3 $(ls *.txt | cut -c3-50)

cut -cStaringPoint-EndingPoint

ghostdog74 · 10-07-2010, 08:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by X.Cyclop

Since what you want to erase is at the beginning and in the end..:

Code:

mv 131-MySong.mp3 $(ls *.txt | cut -c3-50)

cut -cStaringPoint-EndingPoint

really?

X.Cyclop · 10-10-2010, 05:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ghostdog74

really?

mainstream · 11-02-2010, 10:50 AM

Sorry for my late response as i had family problems.
Thanks for all comments, it's finally working :-D

Is there btw a way to check if a file start with numeric content? and only remove the first characters
i.e. 00-hello-asd.mp3 --> hello-asd.mp3
202-hadsas-asdas.mp3 --> hadsas-asdas.mp3

if [[ "$i" == "$new" ]]
then
ruby -e 'Dir["*.mp3"].each {|x| File.rename(x,x.sub(/^.[^-]*-/,"").gsub(/\s*$.*?$\s*/,""))}'
else

lol...