TilBlechschmidt · February 9, 2022 14:21
diff --git a/rename.sh b/rename.sh
 #!/bin/sh
 # For some reason GoPros name their files in a pretty shitty manner.
 # The initial file of a recording starts with GOPR#### where the # represent the recording number.
 # Each following segment (each segment can only be 4GB in size even when using ExFAT) receives a name like this:
 # GP**#### where the # are the same as the initial file and the * are the segment number.
 # Additionally, the modification date of the files does not seem to be set properly so sorting by that yields nothing either.
 #
 # This script renames the GP**####.MP4 files into GP####-**.mp4
 for file in GP*; do
    base=$(basename $file ".MP4")
    file1="${base#*??}"
    file2=${file1#*??}
    file3=${file1%*$file2}
    echo mv -v "$file" "${base%*$file1}${file2}"-"$file3".mp4
 done
	#!/bin/sh
	# For some reason GoPros name their files in a pretty shitty manner.
	# The initial file of a recording starts with GOPR#### where the # represent the recording number.
	# Each following segment (each segment can only be 4GB in size even when using ExFAT) receives a name like this:
	# GP*#### where the # are the same as the initial file and the are the segment number.
	# Additionally, the modification date of the files does not seem to be set properly so sorting by that yields nothing either.
	#
	# This script renames the GP####.MP4 files into GP####-.mp4
	for file in GP*; do
	base=$(basename $file ".MP4")
	file1="${base#*??}"
	file2=${file1#*??}
	file3=${file1%*$file2}
	echo mv -v "$file" "${base%*$file1}${file2}"-"$file3".mp4
	done