Can renamed file be 'un-renamed' ?

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Re: Can renamed file be 'un-renamed' ?

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If you have renamed the files with FileBot then you can just revert the filenames using the history feature.


2.
If you want to simply rename files based on their media title property, then you can just do that.

Please read the following threads for details on that:
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=2072
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=4285

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filebot -rename /files --db file --format {mediaTitle}
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Re: Can renamed file be 'un-renamed' ?

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As far as I could gather FIleBot also stores the filename in user.net.filebot.filename extended attribute.
However I've noticed that whenever I process again the same file this attribute changes.

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# 1st rename
user.net.filebot.filename="captive.state.2019.720p.bluray.x264-mayhem.mkv"
Output: Captive Stete (2019) [720p x264 - 5.1 DTS Eng - BluRay]-MAYHEM.mkv

# 2nd rename - maybe I changed formats and want to rename old movies
user.net.filebot.filename="Captive Stete (2019) [720p x264 - 5.1 DTS Eng - BluRay]-MAYHEM.mkv"
Output: Captive Stete (2019).mkv
I would personally prefer to always keep the first and original filename here, for reference purposes.
I will always be able to recover the original name should something go wrong with one of the formats.
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Re: Can renamed file be 'un-renamed' ?

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FileBot shouldn't override the original filename attribute if it already exists. That's how it works now and that's how it's always been working.

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filebot --rename Alias.1x01.mp4 --format "{plex.name}" -non-strict
[MOVE] from [Alias.1x01.mp4] to [Alias - S01E01 - Truth Be Told.mp4]

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filebot -script fn:xattr .
Alias - S01E01 - Truth Be Told.mp4
	net.filebot.filename: Alias.1x01.mp4
	...

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filebot -rename *.mp4 --format "{kodi.name}" -non-strict
[MOVE] from [Alias - S01E01 - Truth Be Told.mp4] to [Alias - 1x01 - Truth Be Told.mp4]

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filebot -script fn:xattr .
Alias - 1x01 - Truth Be Told.mp4
	net.filebot.filename: Alias.1x01.mp4
	...
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Re: Can renamed file be 'un-renamed' ?

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I've only tested on Windows and Mac. Maybe something works differently on Linux. I'll look into it.
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Re: Can renamed file be 'un-renamed' ?

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What do you get for files with and without original name xattr on Linux?

You can test using this script:

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def f = /path/to/file' as File
def m = new net.filebot.media.MetaAttributes(f)

def on = m.originalName

println on
println on.class
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Re: Can renamed file be 'un-renamed' ?

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# touch and rename Captive State (2019).mkv
$ filebot -script /scripts/xattr-test.groovy
captive.state.2019.720p.bluray.x264-mayhem.mkv
class java.lang.String
Done ヾ(@⌒ー⌒@)ノ
$ touch 'captive.state.2019.720p.bluray.x264-mayhem.mkv'
$ filebot -script /scripts/xattr-test.groovy
null
Cannot get property 'class' on null object
java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot get property 'class' on null object
	at Script1.run(Script1.groovy:7)
	at net.filebot.cli.ScriptShell.evaluate(ScriptShell.java:64)
	at net.filebot.cli.ScriptShell.runScript(ScriptShell.java:74)
	at net.filebot.cli.ArgumentProcessor.runScript(ArgumentProcessor.java:163)
	at net.filebot.cli.ArgumentProcessor.run(ArgumentProcessor.java:37)
	at net.filebot.Main.main(Main.java:132)

Error (o_O)
I only seem to be able to reproduce it on NTFS-3G on Linux ARM, probably a niche bug.

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$ touch 'captive.state.2019.720p.bluray.x264-mayhem.mkv'
$ filebot -rename --db TheMovieDB --action move --format '{ny} {director}' captive.state.2019.720p.bluray.x264-mayhem.mkv
Rename movies using [TheMovieDB]
Auto-detect movie from context: [/mnt/bellatrix/downloads/test/captive.state.2019.720p.bluray.x264-mayhem.mkv]
[MOVE] from [/mnt/bellatrix/downloads/test/captive.state.2019.720p.bluray.x264-mayhem.mkv] to [/mnt/bellatrix/downloads/test/Captive State (2019) Rupert Wyatt.mkv]
Processed 1 files
$ filebot -script ./xattr.groovy
captive.state.2019.720p.bluray.x264-mayhem.mkv
class java.lang.String
Done ヾ(@⌒ー⌒@)ノ

$ filebot -rename --db TheMovieDB --action move --format '{ny}' Captive\ State\ \(2019\)\ Rupert\ Wyatt.mkv
Rename movies using [TheMovieDB]
Auto-detect movie from context: [/mnt/bellatrix/downloads/test/Captive State (2019) Rupert Wyatt.mkv]
[MOVE] from [/mnt/bellatrix/downloads/test/Captive State (2019) Rupert Wyatt.mkv] to [/mnt/bellatrix/downloads/test/Captive State (2019).mkv]
Processed 1 files
$ vim xattr.groovy
$ filebot -script ./xattr.groovy
Captive State (2019) Rupert Wyatt.mkv
class java.lang.String
Done ヾ(@⌒ー⌒@)ノ
after testing I noticed I was running a very outdated version of the FUSE driver and upgrading it seems to have solved, apologies for the mistake.
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Re: Can renamed file be 'un-renamed' ?

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I suppose if reading xattr doesn't work internally and then returns nothing, then FileBot will think there's nothing, and try to set it. Less well-tested filesystem implementations typically don't support xattr well. Similar things have come up before with certain SMB server implementations.
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