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Is there a way for the script to overwrite new files not only based on quality but based on codec? ie i know --conflict auto , will overwrite 720 to 1080 , and 1080 to 2160p. but say i downloaded two of the same files but different codec, Tv.s01e01 -1080p x264 and a second version Tv.s01e01 -1080p x265 , whichever one i downloaded first would stay since auto sees 1080p, is there an argument to say overwrite x264 with x265 if the resolution is the same?
below is the code i use to run it currently. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!

Unfortunately, this particular use case is not supported.


You could keep both files and sort out the one you want / don't want later.

Appreciate the response. thank you. I do that for my movies, i have it set to look for both formats and then we i see a duplicate i manually delete the x264, but that is about once a week. Tv shows however have a ton more episodes. Thank you for the confirmation.

My recommended technique would be to use a format such as this so you get a unique file path for each unique file:
The duplicate script can then be used to sort out duplicates:
viewtopic.php?p=23171#p23171


However, to sort out duplicate by codec, you would have to create your own duplicates script and rewrite the "sort files by quality" code to fit your needs:
https://github.com/filebot/scripts/blob ... groovy#L57


The latter will probably require continuous maintenance for years to a come as you fine-tune exactly what constitutes better for all the ambiguous corner cases.