[Addendum] Find Duplicate Movie or Episode Files

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The Find Duplicate Movie or Episode Files script requires xattr metadata to instantly and reliably identify files, so that it can then find Movie and Episode duplicates:

In --mode logical, this script will not parse or guess any information from the filename. Files that do not have xattr metadata will be ignored. Please read the addendum for details.

1. Process files with FileBot:

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$ filebot -rename  *.mp4 --db TheMovieDB --output . --format '{ plex.id % { " [$vf]" } }' --log INFO
[MOVE] from [Avatar (2009) [2160p].mp4] to [Movies/Avatar (2009) {tmdb-19995}/Avatar (2009) [2160p].mp4]
[MOVE] from [Avatar (2009) [480p].mp4] to [Movies/Avatar (2009) {tmdb-19995}/Avatar (2009) [480p].mp4]

2. Confirm that FileBot has stored xattr metadata so that we can identify files instantly and reliably later:

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$ filebot -script fn:xattr .
Movies/Avatar (2009) {tmdb-19995}/Avatar (2009) [480p].mp4
	net.filebot.filename: Avatar (2009) [480p].mp4
	net.filebot.metadata: {"@type":"Movie","year":2009,"imdbId":499549,"tmdbId":19995,"language":"en-US","id":19995,"name":"Avatar","aliasNames":[]}
Movies/Avatar (2009) {tmdb-19995}/Avatar (2009) [2160p].mp4
	net.filebot.filename: Avatar (2009) [2160p].mp4
	net.filebot.metadata: {"@type":"Movie","year":2009,"imdbId":499549,"tmdbId":19995,"language":"en-US","id":19995,"name":"Avatar","aliasNames":[]}

3. Find Movie or Episode duplicates based on xattr metadata information:

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$ filebot -script fn:duplicates .
[*] Avatar (2009)
[+] 1. Movies/Avatar (2009) {tmdb-19995}/Avatar (2009) [2160p].mp4
[-] 2. Movies/Avatar (2009) {tmdb-19995}/Avatar (2009) [480p].mp4
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