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helper_scripts [2013/06/28 11:58]
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helper_scripts [2018/03/27 23:54]
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 ====== Helper Scripts ====== ====== Helper Scripts ======
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 +This is an archive of old stuff. Most things now I wrote into [[dvd_info]].
  
 This is just a collection of little scripts. This is just a collection of little scripts.
  
 +=== avi2mpg ===
 +
 +<code bash>
 +#!/bin/bash
 +F=`basename $1 .avi`
 +MPG=${F}.mpg
 +if [[ ! -f ${MPG} ]]; then
 + mencoder $1 -o $MPG -profile dvd
 + fi
 +</​code>​
 +
 +=== close_trays ===
 +
 +<code bash>
 +#!/bin/bash
 +eject -t /dev/dvd
 +eject -t /dev/dvd1
 +</​code>​
 +
 +=== confcat ===
 +
 +Strip all empty strings and commented strings
 +
 +<​code>​
 +#!/bin/bash
 +grep -vh '​^#'​ "​$@"​ | grep -v '​^$'​
 +</​code>​
  
 === dumpchapters === === dumpchapters ===
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 === dvd_id === === dvd_id ===
 +
 +Once you pop in a DVD, it takes a few seconds to initialize and be able to read, even though the device shows as available.
 +
 +This helper script just waits patiently until it can correctly read the DVD.
 +
 +It calls the binary [[disc_id]] which you'll need installed first.
  
 <code bash> <code bash>
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 done done
 </​code>​ </​code>​
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