Rename all subtitles files with the same name of mp4 files in same folder

paste -d: <(ls -1 *.mp4) <(ls -1 *.srt) | while read line; do movie="${line%%:*}"; subtitle="${line##*:}"; mv "${subtitle}" "${movie%.*}.srt"; done
Use this command if you want to rename all subtitles for them to have the same name as the mp4 files. NOTE: The order of "ls -1 *.mp4" must match the order of "ls -1 *.srt", run the command bellow to make sure the *.srt files will really match the movies after run this command: paste -d:

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By: ricardofunke
2020-11-08 02:47:13
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Shouldn't `echo $line be `echo "$line" ?
rautamiekka · 274 weeks and 5 days ago
@rautamiekka Actually no, because "echo" command will just print out all the contents of the variable, so it will never run into white space issues. But with the "mv" command we need it. I updated the command to be more reliable with white space in file names. I added the quotes anyway Best ;)
ricardofunke · 274 weeks and 4 days ago
We actually don't need no "echo" here... =/
ricardofunke · 274 weeks and 4 days ago
Tried this and deleted the subs from the folder. Fortunately, it was just 1 file but still.
Moltke · 274 weeks and 2 days ago

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