random/rename-subs

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2022-03-06 14:14:22 -06:00
#!/bin/sh
# It renames the .srt files in a directory to match the .mp4 movie names (since those are the formats I usually need).
# It makes the subs discoverable by virtually any video player.
for f in *.mp4; do
if [ -f "$f" ]; then
h=$(basename "$f" .mp4)
echo "Renaming the subtitle (if any) accompanying $h.mp4..."
n=$(find . -maxdepth 1 -name "*.srt" -printf '.' | wc -m)
if [ $n -eq 1 ] && ! [ -f $h.srt ]; then
mv *.srt $h.srt
echo "Done!"
else
echo "Unable to find unique srt file that needs to be renamed."
fi
fi
done