random/rename-subs
2023-02-28 23:24:31 -06:00

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#!/bin/sh
# It renames the .srt files in a directory to match the .mp4 movie names (since those are the formats I usually need).
# If the subtitles are in a subfolder, the script should still work as long as there's only one .srt file.
# 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 2 -name "*.srt" -printf '.' | wc -m)
if [ $n -eq 1 ] && ! [ -f "$h.srt" ]; then
find . -maxdepth 2 -name "*.srt" -exec mv "{}" "$h.srt" \;
echo "Done!"
else
echo "Unable to find unique srt file that needs to be renamed. It might already have the proper name."
fi
fi
done