[SOLVED] Rename mp3 file from it's id3 title?

GPGAgent · 11-11-2019, 07:46 AM

There are many examples of updating the id3 title of an mp3 file from it's filename, I want to do the converse.

Namely I want a command that takes the id3 title and renames the actula file to the title.

The converse of this which takes the file name and updates the title:

Code:

for i in *.mp3; do echo "${i}"; id3tool -t "${i::-4}" ${i}; done

BW-userx · 11-11-2019, 09:05 AM

n/m

ok I put this back

Code:

while read z
do
   title="$(exiftool -p '$Title' "$z")"
   path=${z%/*}
   ext=${z##*.}
   mv -v "$z" "$path"/"$title"."$ext"
done< <(find /path -type f -name "*.mp3")

I removed my comment because your loop works.

GPGAgent · 11-11-2019, 09:08 AM

what are you talking about? converse ??

Maybe obverse was better but maybe not! How about reverse or maybe I meant conversally???!!!??? spelling?

Yep, english was never my best subject - maths physics chemistry at school followed by Aero Engineering at uni!

GPGAgent · 11-11-2019, 09:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BW-userx

are you saying you want to have a conversation on now to use a meta tag title to rename a file by that value?

Code:

while read z
do
   title="$(exiftool -p '$Title' "$z")"
   path=${z%/*}
   ext=${z##*.}
   mv -v "$z" "$path"/"$title"."$ext"
done< <(find /path -type f -name "*.mp3")

not tested, and no error checking included.

Looks good to me, thanks, I'll give it a go and it and talking about Engrish how about 'now to use'! Touche on my converse - hehehehe - GSOH

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dugan · 11-11-2019, 09:21 AM

Have you looked into this?

https://beets.io/

GPGAgent · 11-11-2019, 09:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dugan

Have you looked into this?

https://beets.io/

No, but I've just looked and it may be useful, thanks

tofino_surfer · 11-11-2019, 09:44 AM

There is more than one meaning of converse. An alternate meaning means reversed.

https://www.thefreedictionary.com/converse

Code:

con·verse 2  (kən-vûrs′, kŏn′vûrs′)
adj.
Reversed, as in position, order, or action; contrary.
n. (kŏn′vûrs′)
1. Something that has been reversed; an opposite.
2. Logic A proposition obtained by conversion.
[Latin conversus, past participle of convertere, to turn around; see convert.]
con·verse′ly adv.

Quote:

what are you talking about? converse ??

Maybe obverse was better but maybe not! How about reverse or maybe I meant conversally???!!!??? spelling?

Yep, english was never my best subject

It is not your English that is at fault. It is BW's.

BW-userx · 11-11-2019, 12:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tofino_surfer

There is more than one meaning of converse. An alternate meaning means reversed.

https://www.thefreedictionary.com/converse

Code:

con·verse 2  (kən-vûrs′, kŏn′vûrs′)
adj.
Reversed, as in position, order, or action; contrary.
n. (kŏn′vûrs′)
1. Something that has been reversed; an opposite.
2. Logic A proposition obtained by conversion.
[Latin conversus, past participle of convertere, to turn around; see convert.]
con·verse′ly adv.

It is not your English that is at fault. It is BW's.

pointing fingers now hum???

I first thought reverse then looked it up, sooo whatever converse
i did the converse .. la la la it is not normal daily used english. that word, in that context of trying to convey a thought in order for someone else to act on it. in the meaning of doing the opposite of

therefore taking what you said

Quote:

The converse of this which takes the file name and updates the title:

Code:

for i in *.mp3; do echo "${i}"; id3tool -t "${i::-4}" ${i}; done

to to the opposite of this which takes the file name and updates the title:

to then take the title and update the filename.

which in plain english would have been better said.

How do I take the metadata title of a file and make it the name of the file as well?

GPGAgent · 11-11-2019, 12:17 PM

Cheers folks <-> sklof sreehC

and a few more palindromes that work:

madam i'm adam

a man a plan a canal panama

Able was I, I saw Elba

You can cage a swallow can't you, you can't swallow a cage can you

Any more folks....

BW-userx · 11-11-2019, 12:29 PM

side tracking.. but it is your thread.....

ondoho · 11-12-2019, 01:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GPGAgent

There are many examples of updating the id3 title of an mp3 file from it's filename, I want to do the converse.

Namely I want a command that takes the id3 title and renames the actula file to the title.

The converse of this which takes the file name and updates the title:

Code:

for i in *.mp3; do echo "${i}"; id3tool -t "${i::-4}" ${i}; done

OK, so what exactly is it you want to do?

id tag title => filename (so essentially renaming the file)
or
filename => id tag title
???

The code snippet suggests you want: filename => id tag title.
Correct?
Why does it not work?

GPGAgent · 11-12-2019, 05:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ondoho

OK, so what exactly is it you want to do?

id tag title => filename (so essentially renaming the file)
or
filename => id tag title
???

The code snippet suggests you want: filename => id tag title.
Correct?
Why does it not work?

I want file to be renamed by the tag title.

BW-userx · 11-12-2019, 06:26 PM

exiftool

Code:

$ for i in *.mp3 ; do title="$(exiftool -p '$Title' "$i")" ; echo "$title";  echo "mv "$title" "${i%.*}.mp3""   ; done

you'd have to remove the echo " " part and make sure you "quote" your vars.

ondoho · 11-13-2019, 01:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GPGAgent

I want file to be renamed by the tag title.

Sorry but I do not understand your reply.
From the 2 options I gave, which one do you want? point it out exactly, please.

tofino_surfer · 11-13-2019, 10:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GPGAgent View Post
I want file to be renamed by the tag title.

Sorry but I do not understand your reply.
From the 2 options I gave, which one do you want? point it out exactly, please.

They already did. One of your own two options was

Quote:

id tag title => filename (so essentially renaming the file)