FileBot

Posted: **07 Mar 2026, 05:59**

filebot -script fn:sysinfo

FileBot 5.2.0 (r10714)
Script Bundle: 2026-02-08 (r1020)
JRE: OpenJDK Runtime Environment 21.0.10
OS: Linux (amd64)
License: FileBot License PX65175448

Command:

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filebot -script fn:amc --output /home/user/filebot/output --action symlink --conflict override -non-strict --log-file /home/user/filebot/config/amc.log --def unsorted=y artwork=y excludeList=/home/user/filebot/config/amc.txt subtitles=en clean=y --log all "/home/user/data/remixed/Salems.Lot.1979.BluRay.Remux.1080p.AVC.DTS-HD.MA.2.0-DIESEL/Salems.Lot.1979.BluRay.Remux.1080p.AVC.DTS-HD.MA.2.0-DIESEL.mkv"

Filename:

Salems.Lot.1979.BluRay.Remux.1080p.AVC.DTS-HD.MA.2.0-DIESEL.mkv

Relevant log output:

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Input: /home/user/data/remixed/Salems.Lot.1979.BluRay.Remux.1080p.AVC.DTS-HD.MA.2.0-DIESEL/Salems.Lot.1979.BluRay.Remux.1080p.AVC.DTS-HD.MA.2.0-DIESEL.mkv
Group files by movie or series
Group: {Movie=Salem's Lot (2024)} => [Salems.Lot.1979.BluRay.Remux.1080p.AVC.DTS-HD.MA.2.0-DIESEL.mkv]
Rename movies using [TheMovieDB]
Auto-detect movie from context [...]
[SYMLINK] from [...Salems.Lot.1979...mkv] to [.../Movies/Salem's Lot (2024) {tmdb-748230}/Salem's Lot (2024).mkv]

Problem:

The filename clearly contains the year 1979 (Salems.Lot.1979.BluRay.Remux.1080p.AVC.DTS-HD.MA.2.0-DIESEL), but AMC matches it to Salem's Lot (2024) (tmdb-748230) instead of the original Salem's Lot (1979)

It seems like the year 1979 in the filename is being ignored during the matching/grouping phase. The expected behavior would be for FileBot to use the year from the filename to disambiguate between the 1979 original and the 2024 remake, and match to the correct version.

Posted: **07 Mar 2026, 06:06**

I thought it might be user.net.filebot.metadata on the file, but removing that didn't fix it

Posted: **07 Mar 2026, 06:11**

ah, my bad, looks like the reason is that it's not in tmdb - should be this one https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079844/

Posted: **07 Mar 2026, 06:21**

A search for Salem's Lot 1979 yields 0 results. A search for Salem's Lot does not include the desired match either.

tmdb-26657 is Nobody Lives Forever (1946)... Where did you search to come up with that numeric ID?

If you process a movie that - for all accounts and purposes - does not exist in the database, then FileBot will still choose the "most likely option" as per -non-strict flag.

There is a TV Series named Salem's Lot (1979) {tmdb-16118} though. That's probably the correct match.

You may need to use Manual Matching to force the correct multi-episode match in this case:

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TV Shows/Salem's Lot {tmdb-16118}/Season 01/Salem's Lot - S01E01-E02 - Part One & Part Two

** let me know if you need a filebot command for that

FileBot

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