How to delete a file after processing

Question

I am using mp3splt to split all the .mp3 files under a directory, including subdirectories, into 30 minute slices.

find -name *.mp3 -print0 | xargs -0  mp3splt -t 30.00 -o @f_@m@s

What is the best way to delete the original file after the splitting is complete?

Answer 1

Create and chmod +x the following script, mp3splt_and_delete.sh:

#!/usr/bin/env bash
mp3splt -t 30.00 -o @f_@m@s "$@"
rm "$@"

Then you can run

find -name *.mp3 -print0 | xargs -0 /path/to/mp3splt_and_delete.sh

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You could also try something like the following, but it'll create separate invocations of mp3splt:

find -name "*.mp3" -exec mp3split -t 30.00 -o @f_@m@s {} \; -a -delete

This requires mp3split to return a exit code of 0, indicating success.

Answer 2

As a quick fix try:

#!/bin/bash
for file in *.mp3
do
mp3splt -t 30.0.0 -o @f_@m@s "$file"
rm -f "$file"
done