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Rename MP3 files based on metadata
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rename_mp3.sh
# rename MP3 files based on metadata (named artist and title)
# copy this script in the same directory as the MP3 files and run
# renamed MP3 are copied to renamed/
mkdir renamed;
for f in *.mp3; do
TITLE=`ffmpeg -i "$f" 2>&1 | grep title | sed "s/ \+title \+: //"`;
ARTIST=`ffmpeg -i "$f" 2>&1 | grep artist | sed "s/ \+artist \+: //"`;
TRACK=`ffmpeg -i "$f" 2>&1 | grep track | sed "s/ \+track \+: //"`;
ZERO_TRACK=$(printf %02d ${TRACK}); # zero-padded track number
echo "Move $f to ${ARTIST} - ${TITLE}.mp3";
cp "$f" "renamed/${ARTIST} - ${TITLE}.mp3";
done
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