[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 Filter ➔ 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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filebot -find /path/to/input --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

Move along 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 plain text encoding without BOM:

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--apply srt

Fetch subtitle files

Fetch missing subtitle files via Exact Search: Lookup by Hash in the currently selected 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

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

Set 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. 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.

Be aware of symlinks and hardlinks (i.e. one file accessible via multiple different file paths) when modifying file contents.

Fetch thumbnails

Fetch thumbnails for movie and episode files:
** for Synology NAS and QNAP NAS platforms

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--apply thumbnail

Refresh file services

Refresh file services and media library:
** for Synology NAS and QNAP NAS platforms

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--apply refresh

Run custom post-processing scripts

Run custom Groovy scripts on newly processed files:

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--apply '{ source, target, metadata -> println "$source | $target | $metadata" }'

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--apply /path/to/apply.groovy

Please read custom post-processing scripts for example scripts.