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Questions about batch-processing - how to apply the same procedure to a lot of files/objects.

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equivalent .sh or make file for a .BAT file

I bought a book yesterday on OS development however, the book is written for windows systems and this was not mentioned in the description. I need to convert a .BAT file into an equivalent shell ...
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How to batch rename a bunch of files of same type inside folders to that the numbers in the name are inside brackets? via terminal

Ubuntu 20.04 I have files stored in the following fashion as a example: Uni - Biology - 01122023 Class 01 - subj dfsg.txt 02122023 Class 02 - subj eweg.txt 03122023 Class 03 - subj ewq.txt ...
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What is going on with the lslogins instruction

The lslogins instructions lists down the user info of all users however isnt this unsafe? For example suppose a hacker pretends to like you and ends up spending the night with you just to access your ...
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Move files to Sub-Directories via list.txt

I have this Batch file that works quite well, however, I went back to Ubuntu and need to convert these .bat into .sh files. This is the code I have on Windows and it works well. @echo off /u cd /d &...
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Move Files from .txt

I have all my files in a parent directory, "Folder". I have a Text document with all their appropriate locations. What I want to do is to move them from Parent directory back to their ...
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How to batch delete the first n bytes of a series of .jpg files to fix corrupt headers

Situation: I have a folder filled with .jpg files that have corrupt headers: .jpg files need to start with FF D8 FF E0 to be interpreted as images, but my files have random values in the first four ...
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Batch convert multiple, specific images spread across dozens of folders

I have a list of JPG files, each located in different folders on my command line only server, that I need converted to PNG. I know the simple command to convert them one-by-one using mogrify. But I ...
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Simple queueing system for parallel processes

I want to setup a queueing system for my workstation, which has 32 processors. In principle, I would not connect it with any other workstation. I mean to use a system which is simple to configure and ...
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one file paste into multiple folder with folder name

I Have one report file (1.xls) this 1.xls should copy into all name folders c/desktop/test/ inside the test folder i have this file 1.xls and i have the folders also aaa_001 bbb_002 ccc_003 I need ...
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Using a batch file on Windows to automate Ubuntu in WSL

I'd like to automate Ubuntu through a single-click batch file in Windows. I can just start ubuntu, but if I add /k cd "path", it just doesn't do anything. It exits with no error. I'd like ...
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How to delete a bunch of files in a folder knowing a part of their filename?

I have a folder of Markdown files. The files use the following filename convention: [Time-based ID] [Title]. With this convention, you have filenames such as 202204101548 Banana bread or 202204101549 ...
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How to convert subfolder in a directory using ffmpeg in ubuntu

I was looking for a code to convert video files in a directory where it has multiple subfolders for each video file. I want to run a batch code so it can convert the video files and save them where ...
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Batch ffmpeg conversion: windows to linux

I have a windows .bat file that converts all the .mp4 files of a certain folder (increases speed in a 1.5X ratio), places all the transformed files in an "out" subfolder, and finally deletes ...
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How can we replace * with 1/2-1/2 or 1-0 or 0-1 at the end of last line(content) of each and every text file within same directory?

I have succeeded in several operations of text files with guidance of you friends. Firstly thank you very much for helping me with commands. Now, I wish to move further in these operations on text ...
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Zip multiple folders to individual files with password protection

lets say that I have a folder containing 250 more folders (f1,..f250) and I want to zip each of these 250 folders into an individual zip-file that is password protected. I found this answer with the ...
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How can we batch convert chess move files of .pgn file format to .bin file format?

Prologue: A .pgn format is type of text file format used for recording Chess moves with other information like date, event, score, opening, engine evaluation, variations, depth etc. This file format ...
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Mass/Batch renaming text files based on the first line (content) of the text file in Ubuntu 20.10?

I have 2015 files which are .pgn files. This is a form of text file only, opens with Notepad++. I am I want to mass rename these files replacing their name with the first line of the respective file ...
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How to Bulk / Batch Rename in Terminal? [duplicate]

I Have Question, How to bulk / batch rename in terminal ? i use ubuntu 16.04 64 bit example i have 5 file (GreatSoftware) AVG Anvitirus - 1.exe (GreatSoftware) Windows Media Payer - 2.exe (...
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Batch to Bash Script

Could I get some help converting this batch script to an shell script? I don't know how to get the second part working, would I just pipe the first into the 2nd instead of having the brackets? (and ...
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Renaming files and directories

I have a ton of file films and directories which naming structure is: Name of the film (Author, year) or Name of the film (Author, year) LANG I intend to rename them all (almost three thousands) in ...
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How to batch / multi process cropping images in the terminal?

I tried to crop several images of the same size, but when I crop 5 images and the process is complete, only 4 images are cropped, 1 image is not cropped, if I crop 1 image an error will appear... I'm ...
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Batch Convert videos in Nested Folders

I used the excellent script from Byte Commander How can I convert all video files in nested folders? (batch conversion) I have two questions though. 1) Is it possible to completely mirror the source ...
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Batch resize a folder full of SVG

I have some Google Material Design icons in a folder. Around 100 of them in a folder. They are very small, the canvas is only 24x24 px. I got Inkscape installed and can resize them one by one. But ...
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Number of subdirectories allowed

I would like to know the number of sub-directories created authorized. Do you know what to do to find out?
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Can I run Windows .bat files in Ubuntu?

I want to run a .bat file in ubuntu, but it just opens the text editor. Here's the code of the .bat file(you can play it): @echo off set /a guessnum=0 set /a answer=%RANDOM% echo Welcome to the ...
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How do I run similar commands with files in ten separate folders?

I have a folder y2015 in which I have ten subdirectories (d001, d002, d003, ..., d010). In each dXXX folder I have to run these commands which are shown below: gd2e.py -mkTreeS myKinTree rm /...
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How to list all mp4 files with HDp60 (to separate them from p30)?

I need to separate my mp4 files into p30 and p60 and would like to use command line tools to do this. I know that there is an option to check the details of a media file and I need to do this as a ...
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run batch files with setsid

I want to run many tasks which are defined is a batch file, for example task.sh for i in 1 2 3 4 5 do setsid python main.py 1>data/${i}_a.log 2>&1 sleep 3 done echo "OK 1" for i ...
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How to compress 3000 images in batches of 50

I have a folder with over 3000 images, I want to compress 50 of them individually and store them in tar files. The images are not serially named. How to use write a bash script which does this job?
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How to use this command line in Ubuntu

I ask my question in the form of an example ... I have a folder containing several subfolders that are as follows Main folder==)Got, Vikings, etc. In each one there is videos with their corresponding ...
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Avidemux 2.7.3 (ubuntu/mint) Works from QT5 GUI, Fails from Jobs GUI [closed]

I opened Avidemux 2.7.3 GUI (Latest version in the Mint/Ubuntu repo) queued several videos I wish to convert from various formats. I could 'save' the file in the GUI. Conversion worked great, as ...
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report shell script to count and sum from csv files

I need to create a report file from csv files. I have 160 devices named like MR001 to MR160, there is a folder for each one, all the folders have a unique ID that start with 4, and there is a csv ...
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How can I write a script to create a queue to submit jobs for terminal

I have several input files for a program installed in my ubuntu, I can do it manually and put keyword teste.in But since I have a really large number of files all with different names I would like ...
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counting number of three digit numbers in a text file

I have a text file with hundreds of three digit numbers. For example: 0 2 3 0 2 3 0 2 9 0 3 9 0 9 2 0 9 2 0 9 9 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 9 1 2 9 1 3 3 1 9 2 1 ...
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How to transition smoothly and repeatedly between two videos using a command line tool?

I want to output a video using two videos as input, where these two videos fade into each other in a smooth and repetitive manner, every second or so. I believe a combination of ffmpeg with melt, ...
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Can I use a list of file names that I saved to file to have each file on the list copied/moved/deleted?

How can I use cp rm or mv commands to manipulate files saved to a list, for example one made like so: ls Downloads/ | grep example > example.tmp The point is to be able to view/edit the file list ...
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How do you bulk move files into folders corresponding to the name of each file?

I have several movies in a folder. For example: ~/Downloads/Movies/Movie A (1998).mkv ~/Downloads/Movies/Movie B (1999).mkv ~/Downloads/Movies/Movie C (2000).mkv I would like to put each file ...
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How to batch watermark images with an unique identifier?

I know how to use BIMP in GIMP, but I have 20 photos that I want to batch watermark them with different letters A-Z or different numbers 1-20. So one photo is A the other B and so on.
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Batch low quality compress +1TB of images and videos in multiple folders

I have over 1TB of images and videos spread across multiple folders (personal photos and videos, from the last 15 years) and I wanted to back them up but I don't need them to be stored in high quality....
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Batch Libreoffice Writer file modification

When a family member started using Libreoffice Writer on Ubuntu they used a particular document over and over as a starting point for new documents. Subsequently these documents were themselves used ...
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For each file in a directory, pass it as an argument to an image viewer [duplicate]

I have a directory with a bunch of .dcm files (they are medical scans) that looks like this: J6071c1.dcm J6071d7.dcm J6071ed.dcm J607203.dcm J607219.dcm J60722f.dcm J6071c2.dcm J6071d8.dcm ...
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Extracting rar files having the same password

I use unrar to extract rar files on Ubuntu 18.04. How can I extract 100 files that have the same password without giving the password 100 times. I hope I can do it on Nautilus, also terminal is fine.
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How to include directories and subdirectories in a batch file

I found a batch file script to do the job I need to do. I posed the question of how to add directories and subdirectories recursively in the batch process in a comment on the post I got this code from,...
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How can I rename a directory tree to match a tree saved in a file?

I have an old directory-tree-file created using find . -type d >old.txt. Now I want to rename an existing tree that has the same exact structure to mach the old tree. This question is related to ...
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Audacity command line batch tempo modification

I am using Audacity to speed up my podcast in order to save time while listening to them in the car. Is it possible to create a batch which assigns a given speed (e.g. 30) to all files in a folder?
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How do I create a batch file and run it? [duplicate]

should I use the text editor? the extension should be .sh or .bat?
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How to extract first file from cbz files in one batch?

I have a collection of comic books that I store on my computer, mostly in .cbz format (which is just a ZIP archive, but with a fancy name). Recently, I decided to make a collage of the covers of a ...
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Bulk image format conversion from from .bmp to .jpg via command line? [duplicate]

My screen capture program saves .bmp images, which are not usable in Google Docs, which will accept .jpg Is there a clever way to create a set of .jpg from the .bmp files via the command line? Bonus ...
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How to decode an image string using base64 in command line?

Say I have an image image1.jpg I can encode it using base64 tool : myImgStr=$(base64 image1.jpg) I tried to decode it using the following command: base64 -i -d $myImgStr > image2.jpg or echo -...
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Rename multiple directories in the command line

I have some folders called: Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Session 4 Session 5 Session 6 Session 7 Session 8 I would like to rename them all to: Folder 1 Folder 2 Folder 3 Folder 4 Folder 5 Folder 6 ...
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