Quote from: Quentin Sculo on July 22, 2011, 20:53:22
2 things
1) gmusicbrowser must NOT be running while you run the perl -pi... command
2) make sure you replace by the exact same folder, if you move everything that was in /A/ into /B/ use :
perl -pi.premove -e 's#/A/#/B/#g' ~/.config/gmusicbrowser/gmbrc
you can move the files however you want, use a graphical file browser if you want.
I'm going crazy... :o
Target: to move folder "VANNELLI" scanned and tagged in gmb from /home/ego/Scrivania to /home/ego/Musica without losing gmb data and tags
OK, let's start...
1- in gmb I can play files, add rating and follow playcounts...
2- quit gmb
3- gedit ~/.config/gmusicbrowser/gmbrc
Quote[Songs]4- from shell:
added album album_artist_raw artist bitrate channel comment compilation disc file filetype genre grouping label lastplay lastskip length missing modif path playcount rating replaygain_album_gain replaygain_album_peak replaygain_track_gain replaygain_track_peak samprate size skipcount title track version year
1 1311374587 Big Dreamers Never Sleep Gino Vannelli 128 2 0 0 001 Gino Vannelli -1- In the Name of Money.mp3 mp3 l3v1 1311374684 0 235 0 1303765294 /home/ego/Scrivania/VANNELLI 1 60 0 0 0 0 44100 3772325 0 In the Name of Money 1 1987
2 1311374587 Big Dreamers Never Sleep Gino Vannelli 128 2 0 0 002 Gino Vanelli - 2-Time out.mp3 mp3 l3v1 1311374687 0 279 0 1303765294 /home/ego/Scrivania/VANNELLI 1 60 0 0 0 0 44100 4462960 0 Time out 2 1987
3 1311374587 Big Dreamers Never Sleep Gino Vannelli 128 2 0 0 004 gino vannelli -4- Young lover.mp3 mp3 l3v1 1311374692 0 203 0 1303765294 /home/ego/Scrivania/VANNELLI 1 100 0 0 0 0 44100 3248789 0 Young Lover 4 1987
4 1311374587 Big Dreamers Never Sleep Gino Vannelli 160 2 0 0 003 Gino Vanelli -3- Wild Horses.mp3 mp3 l3v1 1311374712 0 280 0 1303765294 /home/ego/Scrivania/VANNELLI 2 20 0 0 0 0 44100 5605452 0 Wild Horses 3 1987
5 1311374587 Big Dreamers Never Sleep Gino Vannelli 128 2 0 0 007 gino vannelli - 7-something tells me.mp3 mp3 l3v1 1311374700 0 261 0 1303765294 /home/ego/Scrivania/VANNELLI 1 20 0 0 0 0 44100 4176658 0 Something tells me 7 1987
6 1311374587 Big Dreamers Never Sleep Gino Vannelli 160 2 0 0 009 gino vannelli - 09- King For A Day.mp3 mp3 l3v1 1311374707 0 271 0 1303765294 /home/ego/Scrivania/VANNELLI 1 100 0 0 0 0 44100 5417370 0 King For A Day 9 1987
7 1311374587 Big Dreamers Never Sleep Gino Vannelli 160 2 0 0 006 Gino Vanelli - 6-Persona Non Grata.mp3 mp3 l3v1 1311374698 0 258 0 1303765300 /home/ego/Scrivania/VANNELLI 1 40 0 0 0 0 44100 5161893 0 Persona non grata 6 1987
8 1311374587 Big Dreamers Never Sleep Gino Vannelli 128 2 0 0 005 Gino Vanelli - 5-down with love.mp3 mp3 l3v1 1311374695 0 268 0 1303765294 /home/ego/Scrivania/VANNELLI 1 80 0 0 0 0 44100 4281984 0 Down With Love 5 1987
9 1311374587 Big Dreamers Never Sleep Gino Vannelli 167 2 0 0 008 Gino Vanelli - 8-Shape me like a man.mp3 mp3 l3v1 1311374704 0 292 0 1303765294 /home/ego/Scrivania/VANNELLI 2 20 0 0 0 0 44100 6092017 0 Shape me like a man 8 1987
[album]
album_picture
Big Dreamers Never Sleep\x00 /home/ego/Scrivania/VANNELLI/Gino_Vannelli_-_Big_Dreamers_Never_Sleep-front.jpg
Code Select
perl -pi.premove -e 's#/home/ego/Scrivania/VANNELLI/#/home/ego/Musica/#g' ~/.config/gmusicbrowser/gmbrc
5- In Nautilus window I can see file gmbrc date/time refreshing to actual, so I'm sure something happened...
6- gedit ~/.config/gmusicbrowser/gmbrc
Quote[Songs]SO NOTHING HAPPENED!!!
added album album_artist_raw artist bitrate channel comment compilation disc file filetype genre grouping label lastplay lastskip length missing modif path playcount rating replaygain_album_gain replaygain_album_peak replaygain_track_gain replaygain_track_peak samprate size skipcount title track version year
1 1311374587 Big Dreamers Never Sleep Gino Vannelli 128 2 0 0 001 Gino Vannelli -1- In the Name of Money.mp3 mp3 l3v1 1311374684 0 235 0 1303765294 /home/ego/Scrivania/VANNELLI 1 60 0 0 0 0 44100 3772325 0 In the Name of Money 1 1987
2 1311374587 Big Dreamers Never Sleep Gino Vannelli 128 2 0 0 002 Gino Vanelli - 2-Time out.mp3 mp3 l3v1 1311374687 0 279 0 1303765294 /home/ego/Scrivania/VANNELLI 1 60 0 0 0 0 44100 4462960 0 Time out 2 1987
3 1311374587 Big Dreamers Never Sleep Gino Vannelli 128 2 0 0 004 gino vannelli -4- Young lover.mp3 mp3 l3v1 1311374692 0 203 0 1303765294 /home/ego/Scrivania/VANNELLI 1 100 0 0 0 0 44100 3248789 0 Young Lover 4 1987
4 1311374587 Big Dreamers Never Sleep Gino Vannelli 160 2 0 0 003 Gino Vanelli -3- Wild Horses.mp3 mp3 l3v1 1311374712 0 280 0 1303765294 /home/ego/Scrivania/VANNELLI 2 20 0 0 0 0 44100 5605452 0 Wild Horses 3 1987
5 1311374587 Big Dreamers Never Sleep Gino Vannelli 128 2 0 0 007 gino vannelli - 7-something tells me.mp3 mp3 l3v1 1311374700 0 261 0 1303765294 /home/ego/Scrivania/VANNELLI 1 20 0 0 0 0 44100 4176658 0 Something tells me 7 1987
6 1311374587 Big Dreamers Never Sleep Gino Vannelli 160 2 0 0 009 gino vannelli - 09- King For A Day.mp3 mp3 l3v1 1311374707 0 271 0 1303765294 /home/ego/Scrivania/VANNELLI 1 100 0 0 0 0 44100 5417370 0 King For A Day 9 1987
7 1311374587 Big Dreamers Never Sleep Gino Vannelli 160 2 0 0 006 Gino Vanelli - 6-Persona Non Grata.mp3 mp3 l3v1 1311374698 0 258 0 1303765300 /home/ego/Scrivania/VANNELLI 1 40 0 0 0 0 44100 5161893 0 Persona non grata 6 1987
8 1311374587 Big Dreamers Never Sleep Gino Vannelli 128 2 0 0 005 Gino Vanelli - 5-down with love.mp3 mp3 l3v1 1311374695 0 268 0 1303765294 /home/ego/Scrivania/VANNELLI 1 80 0 0 0 0 44100 4281984 0 Down With Love 5 1987
9 1311374587 Big Dreamers Never Sleep Gino Vannelli 167 2 0 0 008 Gino Vanelli - 8-Shape me like a man.mp3 mp3 l3v1 1311374704 0 292 0 1303765294 /home/ego/Scrivania/VANNELLI 2 20 0 0 0 0 44100 6092017 0 Shape me like a man 8 1987
[album]
album_picture
Big Dreamers Never Sleep\x00 /home/ego/Musica/Gino_Vannelli_-_Big_Dreamers_Never_Sleep-front.jpg
Let's go on...
7- Graphically I move VANNELLI from .../Scrivania to .../Musica
8- run gmb: <Playlist Empty> ...sigh!
9- gmb Settings/Library: add folder to search for new songs > /home/ego/Musica
10- library gets populated with my songs, but I've lost my work in tags, ratings, counts, etc...
11- quit gmb
12- gedit ~/.config/gmusicbrowser/gmbrc AT LAST:
Quote[Songs]
added album album_artist_raw artist bitrate channel comment compilation disc file filetype genre grouping label lastplay lastskip length missing modif path playcount rating replaygain_album_gain replaygain_album_peak replaygain_track_gain replaygain_track_peak samprate size skipcount title track version year
10 1311375808 Big Dreamers Never Sleep Gino Vannelli 128 2 0 0 001 Gino Vannelli -1- In the Name of Money.mp3 mp3 l3v1 0 0 235 0 1303765294 /home/ego/Musica/VANNELLI 0 0 0 0 0 44100 3772325 0 In the Name of Money 1 1987
11 1311375808 Big Dreamers Never Sleep Gino Vannelli 128 2 0 0 002 Gino Vanelli - 2-Time out.mp3 mp3 l3v1 0 0 279 0 1303765294 /home/ego/Musica/VANNELLI 0 0 0 0 0 44100 4462960 0 Time out 2 1987
12 1311375808 Big Dreamers Never Sleep Gino Vannelli 128 2 0 0 004 gino vannelli -4- Young lover.mp3 mp3 l3v1 0 0 203 0 1303765294 /home/ego/Musica/VANNELLI 0 0 0 0 0 44100 3248789 0 Young Lover 4 1987
13 1311375808 Big Dreamers Never Sleep Gino Vannelli 160 2 0 0 003 Gino Vanelli -3- Wild Horses.mp3 mp3 l3v1 0 0 280 0 1303765294 /home/ego/Musica/VANNELLI 0 0 0 0 0 44100 5605452 0 Wild Horses 3 1987
14 1311375808 Big Dreamers Never Sleep Gino Vannelli 128 2 0 0 007 gino vannelli - 7-something tells me.mp3 mp3 l3v1 0 0 261 0 1303765294 /home/ego/Musica/VANNELLI 0 0 0 0 0 44100 4176658 0 Something tells me 7 1987
15 1311375808 Big Dreamers Never Sleep Gino Vannelli 160 2 0 0 009 gino vannelli - 09- King For A Day.mp3 mp3 l3v1 0 0 271 0 1303765294 /home/ego/Musica/VANNELLI 0 0 0 0 0 44100 5417370 0 King For A Day 9 1987
16 1311375808 Big Dreamers Never Sleep Gino Vannelli 160 2 0 0 006 Gino Vanelli - 6-Persona Non Grata.mp3 mp3 l3v1 0 0 258 0 1303765300 /home/ego/Musica/VANNELLI 0 0 0 0 0 44100 5161893 0 Persona non grata 6 1987
17 1311375808 Big Dreamers Never Sleep Gino Vannelli 128 2 0 0 005 Gino Vanelli - 5-down with love.mp3 mp3 l3v1 0 0 268 0 1303765294 /home/ego/Musica/VANNELLI 0 0 0 0 0 44100 4281984 0 Down With Love 5 1987
18 1311375808 Big Dreamers Never Sleep Gino Vannelli 167 2 0 0 008 Gino Vanelli - 8-Shape me like a man.mp3 mp3 l3v1 0 0 292 0 1303765294 /home/ego/Musica/VANNELLI 0 0 0 0 0 44100 6092017 0 Shape me like a man 8 1987
[album]
album_picture
Big Dreamers Never Sleep\x00 /home/ego/Musica/VANNELLI/Gino_Vannelli_-_Big_Dreamers_Never_Sleep-front.jpg
WHY?!? :'( :'( :'(
[tested on Mint 11 and Debian]