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FileBot CLI
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< h2 > About< / h2 >
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FileBot can be called with a set of command-line arguments directly from the console
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or in scripts for automation running tasks like renaming TV shows and movies, fetching subtitles or checking SFV files.
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The CLI is designed for simple tasks. Please have a look at < a href = "script.html" > Scripts and Automation< / a > for something more powerful and find scripts for many common tasks < a href = "https://www.filebot.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=5#p5" > here< / a > .
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< h2 id = "examples" > Examples< / h2 >
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< h3 id = "rename" > Rename< / h3 >
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< code > < span class = "cmd" > filebot< / span > < span class = "option" > -rename< / span > < span class = "argument" > path/to/episodes< / span > < / code >
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Rename given episodes or movies.
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< code > < span class = "cmd" > filebot< / span > < span class = "option" > -rename< / span > < span class = "argument" > "One Piece"< / span > < span class = "option" > --db< / span > < span class = "argument" > anidb< / span > < span class = "option" > -non-strict< / span > < / code >
Rename given episodes using AniDB episode info. Enable comprehensive Episode/File matching.
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< p >
< code > < span class = "cmd" > filebot< / span > < span class = "option" > -rename< / span > < span class = "argument" > "Generation Kill"< / span > < span class = "option" > --format< / span > < span class = "argument" > "{n} E{e} [{t}]"< / span > < span class = "option" > -non-strict< / span > < / code >
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Rename given episodes according to the given format. Enable comprehensive Episode/File matching.
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< p >
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< code > < span class = "cmd" > filebot< / span > < span class = "option" > -rename< / span > < span class = "argument" > "1x01.avi"< / span > < span class = "option" > --q< / span > < span class = "argument" > "Dexter"< / span > < span class = "option" > --db< / span > < span class = "argument" > TheTVDB< / span > < span class = "option" > --lang< / span > < span class = "argument" > de< / span > < / code >
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Rename a single episode forcing the series name. Use German language episode info.
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< code > < span class = "cmd" > filebot< / span > < span class = "option" > -rename< / span > < span class = "argument" > "movie.avi"< / span > < span class = "option" > --q< / span > < span class = "argument" > "Avatar"< / span > < span class = "option" > --db< / span > < span class = "argument" > TheMovieDB< / span > < / code >
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Rename a single movie looking up movie info via file hash or using the given movie title.
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Keep in mind that the CLI is < strong > strict by default< / strong > so it will never mess up your files. In some cases you may need to enable < strong > -non-strict< / strong > for more opportunistic matching like the GUI does.
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< h3 id = "subtitles" > Fetch Subtitles< / h3 >
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< code > < span class = "cmd" > filebot< / span > < span class = "option" > -get-missing-subtitles< / span > < span class = "argument" > path/to/episodes< / span > < / code >
Fetch subtitles that are missing for the given files. Lookup matching subtitles via file hash only.
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< code > < span class = "cmd" > filebot< / span > < span class = "option" > -get-subtitles< / span > < span class = "argument" > path/to/movie< / span > < span class = "option" > --q< / span > < span class = "argument" > "Avatar"< / span > < span class = "option" > --lang< / span > < span class = "argument" > zh< / span > < span class = "option" > --output< / span > < span class = "argument" > srt< / span > < span class = "option" > --encoding< / span > < span class = "argument" > utf8< / span > < span class = "option" > -non-strict< / span > < / code >
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Fetch subtitles and force output format. Lookup subtitles via file hash or given search query.
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< / p >
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< h3 id = "verification" > File Verification< / h3 >
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< code > < span class = "cmd" > filebot< / span > < span class = "option" > -check< / span > < span class = "argument" > path/to/files< / span > < / code >
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Compute SFV file and automatically determine output file.
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< code > < span class = "cmd" > filebot< / span > < span class = "option" > -check< / span > < span class = "argument" > path/to/files< / span > < span class = "option" > --output< / span > < span class = "argument" > checksum.md5< / span > < / code >
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Compute checksums and write to the given output file.
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< code > < span class = "cmd" > filebot< / span > < span class = "option" > -check< / span > < span class = "argument" > path/to/checksum.md5< / span > < / code >
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Check file integrity using the given checksum file.
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< h3 id = "scripting" > Scripting< / h3 >
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< code > < span class = "cmd" > filebot< / span > < span class = "option" > -extract< / span > < span class = "argument" > "300.part01.rar"< / span > < span class = "option" > --output< / span > < span class = "argument" > path/to/folder< / span > < / code > < / code >
Extract files from single-volume or multi-volume archives (e.g. rar).
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< code > < span class = "cmd" > filebot< / span > < span class = "option" > -list< / span > < span class = "option" > --db< / span > < span class = "argument" > thetvdb< / span > < span class = "option" > --q< / span > < span class = "argument" > Dexter< / span > < span class = "option" > --format< / span > < span class = "argument" > "{s}x{e.pad(2)} {t}"< / span > < / code >
Fetch episode list and print to console.
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< code > < span class = "cmd" > filebot< / span > < span class = "option" > -mediainfo< / span > < span class = "argument" > path/to/files< / span > < span class = "option" > --format< / span > < span class = "argument" > "{fn} {resolution} {vc} {af}"< / span > < / code >
Read media info and print to console.
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< code > < span class = "cmd" > filebot< / span > < span class = "option" > -script< / span > < span class = "argument" > "path/to/script.groovy"< / span > < span class = "argument" > args...< / span > < / code >
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Execute a given Groovy script. Find the manual on scripting < a href = "script.html" > here< / a > .
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Argument Reference
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< a href = "https://sourceforge.net/p/filebot/code/HEAD/tree/trunk/source/net/filebot/cli/ArgumentBean.java" class = "source" target = "_blank" > source< / a >
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< th > Description< / th >
< th > Usage< / th >
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< td > -rename< / td >
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< td > rename media files< / td >
< td > media folder or media file< / td >
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< td > --db< / td >
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< td > media database< / td >
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< td > TV Series mode: TheTVDB, TVmaze, AniDB< / td >
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< td > Movie mode: TheMovieDB, OMDb< / td >
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< td > Music mode: AcoustID, ID3 Tags< / td >
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< td > --order< / td >
< td > episode numbering< / td >
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< td > airdate | absolute | dvd< / td >
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< td > --format< / td >
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< td > < a href = "naming.html" > naming scheme< / a > < / td >
< td > < a href = "naming.html" > movie or episode format expression< / a > < / td >
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< tr >
< td > --action< / td >
< td > rename action< / td >
< td > move | copy | keeplink | symlink | hardlink< / td >
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< tr >
< td > --conflict< / td >
< td > conflict resolution< / td >
< td > override | skip | fail< / td >
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< td > --filter< / td >
< td > episode include rules< / td >
< td > filter expression (e.g. " y > 2000" )< / td >
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< td > -get-subtitles< / td >
< td > fetch subtitles< / td >
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< td > media folder or media file< / td >
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< tr >
< td > -get-missing-subtitles< / td >
< td > fetch missing subtitles< / td >
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< td > media folder or media file< / td >
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< td > --q< / td >
< td > search query< / td >
< td > tv series or movie title< / td >
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< td > --lang< / td >
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< td > < a href = "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ISO_639-1_codes" target = "_blank" > 2-letter language code< / a > < / td >
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< td > en, de, fr, es, ja, zh, etc< / td >
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< tr >
< td > -non-strict< / td >
< td > use advanced matching< / td >
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< td > Rename mode: match multiple tv shows< / td >
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< td > Subtitle mode: match subtitles by name< / td >
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< tr >
< td > -r< / td >
< td > handle folders recursively< / td >
< td > < / td >
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< td > -check< / td >
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< td > create/check sfv file< / td >
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< td > folder or sfv file< / td >
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< tr >
< td > -extract< / td >
< td > extract archives< / td >
< td > folder or archive file< / td >
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< tr >
< td > --output< / td >
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< td > output format or path< / td >
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< td > Rename mode: output folder< / td >
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< tr >
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< td > Subtitle mode: srt < small class = "comment" > (re-encode subtitles)< / small > < / td >
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< td > Checksum mode: sfv, md5, sha1< / td >
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< tr >
< td > --encoding< / td >
< td > output charset< / td >
< td > UTF-8, windows-1252, GB18030, etc< / td >
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< tr >
< td > -list< / td >
< td > print episode list< / td >
< td > < / td >
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< tr >
< td > -mediainfo< / td >
< td > print media info< / td >
< td > < / td >
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< tr >
< td > -script< / td >
< td > < a href = "script.html" > execute script< / a > < / td >
< td > < / td >
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< tr >
< td > --log< / td >
< td > log level< / td >
< td > all, config, info, warning< / td >
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< tr >
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< td > -clear-cache< / td >
< td > clear cache< / td >
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< td > < / td >
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< tr >
< td > -clear-prefs< / td >
< td > reset application settings< / td >
< td > < / td >
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< tr >
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< td > -help< / td >
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< td > print help message< / td >
< td > < / td >
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Need some help getting started? Check the < a href = "https://www.filebot.net/forums/viewforum.php?f=4" > forums< / a > .
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