That definitely sounds like my problem, then. Considering the bash script above is calling FileBot with --def exec="$EXEC_EACH"

And EXEC_EACH="/usr/local/bin/remux_video.sh '{file}' '$METADATA_COMMENT'"

And all remux_video.sh is doing is calling ffmpeg which is != FileBot.

I'll Google how to do ...

Before I give up on this project: Are there any special rules concerning permissions and directories being that FileBot was installed via SNAP in Ubuntu? snap install filebot

:idea: Note that if you're running the script as a different user in a different environment then the one you're testing with, then permissions and environment variables may be different and make things not work or work differently.


Thanks for this point. I just moved everything to /home/me ...

What does this command say?
file /usr/local/bin/remux_video.sh
Usually, one would create the remux_video.sh script somewhere and then symlink it to /usr/local/bin so that it can be called as a command without specifying the full path.


Output:

~$ file /usr/local/bin/remux_video.sh
/usr/local ...

Hello all, I'm trying to follow the rules for how to request help, so pardon if I do not get it exact.

TL;DR: I'm 95% there in trying to get someone elses bash script working to have Filebot move & rename media, then use ffmpeg to remux the file and insert comment, and finally rclone move. The file ...