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01-17-2017

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Help with detect with regex and move script

Hi all,

I am needing some help with a script that will search for a video file by known extensions and then do a pattern search (I'm guessing via regex) and then based on a match of one type of another move the file to an assigned directory.

I would like to do this with either a shell script such as bash or python however, I want to keep it as simple and compact as possible.

Examples

I have a folder that I have downloaded video files to, they are generally a mix of mp4, mkv, avi etc. and some will be movie files of various description and other will be tv episode that will either be named like mytvshow sxxexx (as in the sxx would be season number like s01 and the exx would be episode number like e02 for example) with a video file extension.) so the file may look like the following
TV show;
mytvshow s01e02.mp4
My Movie
my movieName.mkv

So the script needs to look at the extension or use another process to determine it is a video file and then based on the naming convension move the respective video file to a defined folder like

mytvfiles moved to /home/tv
mymovefiles moved to /home/movie

Would the scripting gurus out there help me by pointing me in the right direction with some examples of what i may use and suggestions on what may be best to suit this requirement i.e python or bash or something else maybe?

Thank you in advance for any assistance offered.

Cheers,
Darren.

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xvstopvideo

XvStopVideo(3)							  libXv Functions						    XvStopVideo(3)

NAME

       XvStopVideo - stop active video

SYNOPSIS

       #include <X11/extensions/Xvlib.h>

       int XvStopVideo(Display *dpy, XvPortID port, Drawable draw);

ARGUMENTS

       dpy     Specifies the connection to the X server.

       port    Specifies the port for which video is to be stopped.

       draw    Specifies the drawable associated with the named port.

DESCRIPTION

       XvStopVideo(3)  stops  active video for the specified port and drawable.  If the port is not processing video, or if it is processing video
       in a different drawable, the request is ignored.  When video is stopped a XvVideoNotify(3) event with detail XvStopped is generated for the
       associated drawable.

RETURN VALUES

       [Success]
	       Returned if XvStopVideo(3) completed successfully.

       [XvBadExtension]
	       Returned if the Xv extension is unavailable.

       [XvBadAlloc]
	       Returned if XvStopVideo(3) failed to allocate memory to process the request.

DIAGNOSTICS

       [XvBadPort]
	       Generated if the requested port does not exist.

       [BadDrawable]
	       Generated if the requested drawable does not exist.

SEE ALSO

       XvGetVideo(3), XvPutVideo(3), XvVideoNotify(3)

X Version 11							    libXv 1.0.7 						    XvStopVideo(3)