[DOCS] --apply post-processing features

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Apply Post-Processing Features via Rename

Post-processing features can be enabled for newly renamed files via Renaming Settings ➔ Post Process.





Apply Post-Processing Features via Filter

Post-processing features can be applied to an existing set of files via Attributes ➔ Apply assuming that xattr metadata is readily available.




Apply Post-Processing Features via the --apply option from Terminal

--apply can be added to -rename, -find and -mediainfo commands to enable common post-processing tasks for newly renamed files or previously renamed files.

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--apply artwork nfo url metadata

Fetch artwork
Fetch artwork for movie / series / season folders:

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--apply artwork

The --apply artwork cover nfo url post-processing features assume a {plex} compatible folder structure.



Fetch cover images
Fetch folder.jpg files for movie / series folders:

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--apply cover

Export NFO files
Generate *.nfo files for movie / series folders:

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--apply nfo

Export URL files
Generate *.url files for movie / series folders:

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--apply url

Export .xattr folders
Generate hidden .xattr folders with xattr metadata in plain file format:

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--apply metadata

The FileBot Xattr Metadata Scanners & Plug-ins for Plex uses .xattr folders to avoid cross-platform and cross-device limitations of native filesystem xattr.



Import companion files
Copy companion files (e.g. trailers, subtitles, artwork, etc) along from the original folder to the new location:

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--apply import

Transcode subtitle files
Transcode existing plain text subtitle files to SRT format / UTF-8 encoding:

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--apply srt

Fetch subtitle files
Fetch missing subtitle files in the preferred language:

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--apply subtitles

Set Finder tags
Set Finder tags on macOS:

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--apply finder

Set creation date
Set Last-Modified and Creation-Date to the episode airdate / movie release date:

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--apply date

Set permissions
(requires FileBot r9298) Set POSIX permissions to all-readable / user-writable (i.e. rw-r--r--) on Linux:

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--apply chmod

Set time stamp
Set Last-Modified to the current date and time:

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--apply touch

Reveal files
Reveal newly moved / copied files in Windows Explorer / Finder / File Manager:

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--apply reveal

Prune empty folders
Delete left-behind empty folders:

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--apply prune

Delete clutter files
Delete left-behind clutter files and folders:

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--apply clean

Write media tags
Write mkv and mp4 tags via the mkvpropedit (i.e. mkvtoolnix package) or AtomicParsley (i.e. atomicparsley package) command-line tools:

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--apply tags

If mkvpropedit or AtomicParsley are not in the $PATH then you may need to configure the absolute path to the executable:

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filebot -script fn:properties --def net.filebot.postprocess.mkvpropedit="C:/Tools/mkvpropedit.exe" --def net.filebot.postprocess.AtomicParsley="C:/Tools/AtomicParsley.exe"

Embedded MP4 or MKV tags are rare an uncommon. There is no established standard for tagging video files. MP4 tagging usually (but not necessarily) refers to iTunes-style metadata. MKV tagging (1, 2) is generally useless because there is not established standard.



Refresh file services
Refresh file services and media library:

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--apply refresh

** only supported on Synology NAS and QNAP NAS platforms