HandBrakeCLI batch conversion.

[supertight]

I want handbrake to convert all the .mkv in a folder to .mp4

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HandBrakeCLI -v -i "./${file}" -o "./${file%.mkv}.mp4" -e x264

Handbrake starts, creates 1 file named .mp4 and exits. I don't get it.

I know this is easy, I'm just not seeing the hold up.

[TrevorH]

You appear to have pinched the bash code out of someone's for loop and neglected to copy the for loop itself. You need to wrap that inside something that sets ${file} to something. e.g.

for file in *.mkv;do HandBrakeCLI -v -i "./${file}" -o "./${file%.mkv}.mp4" -e x264;done

[supertight]

You appear to have pinched the bash code out of someone's for loop and neglected to copy the for loop itself. You need to wrap that inside something that sets ${file} to something. e.g.

for file in *.mkv;do HandBrakeCLI -v -i "./${file}" -o "./${file%.mkv}.mp4" -e x264;done

I added the wrapper as suggested. Same outcome. Makes 1 file ".mp4"

[supertight]

You appear to have pinched the bash code out of someone's for loop and neglected to copy the for loop itself. You need to wrap that inside something that sets ${file} to something. e.g.

for file in *.mkv;do HandBrakeCLI -v -i "./${file}" -o "./${file%.mkv}.mp4" -e x264;done

I added the wrapper as suggested. Same outcome. Makes 1 file ".mp4"

Negative. I made a typo. This worked perfect.