What simple scripts do you use daily?

drparadox96 said:

i own an adult tube, i have a php script to autoname videos i upload and move it to my videos directory

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confidence 001 said:

Hi everyone,

I’ve been reading through different threads here and I’m curious about how people are actually using scripts in their daily work.

For those who use scripting regularly:

What simple scripts do you rely on the most?
Are they for automation, data collection, or something else?
Did you build them yourself or learn from somewhere?

I’m trying to understand practical use cases, so any examples would be really helpful.

Thanks!

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2155476 said:

I use simple scripts to automate boring tasks like renaming files or cleaning data. most of mine are for saving time not anything complex. like I work on documents with help of chat gpt I write scripts to split extract text make new files ....I learned by copying small examples and then changing them to fit my needs.

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Rikachu said:

I have several simple scripts that make my life easier every day, the one I use most is for batch renaming files, I used to waste a ton of time renaming images or documents one by one; now I have a script that automatically adds a date or removes unusual characters from an entire folder in two seconds, it's a minor inconvenience, but the time it saves me each week is enormous, especially when I download a lot of files with nonsensical names from the internet.

I also use a script to find and replace text within multiple files at once, when I change a URL on my website or want to update text that's repeated in several articles, I run this script and it updates everything automatically, it saves me from having to open each file manually and ensures I don't miss any, it's simple, but it's saved me many times, especially when I need to update old links or terms that have changed names.

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confidence 001 said:

That’s a smart setup, automation like that can save a lot of time.

Are you also handling things like metadata or tagging within your script, or just focusing on file naming and organization for now?

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2155476 said:

I use simple scripts to automate boring tasks like renaming files or cleaning data. most of mine are for saving time not anything complex. like I work on documents with help of chat gpt I write scripts to split extract text make new files ....I learned by copying small examples and then changing them to fit my needs.

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Rikachu said:

I have several simple scripts that make my life easier every day, the one I use most is for batch renaming files, I used to waste a ton of time renaming images or documents one by one; now I have a script that automatically adds a date or removes unusual characters from an entire folder in two seconds, it's a minor inconvenience, but the time it saves me each week is enormous, especially when I download a lot of files with nonsensical names from the internet.

I also use a script to find and replace text within multiple files at once, when I change a URL on my website or want to update text that's repeated in several articles, I run this script and it updates everything automatically, it saves me from having to open each file manually and ensures I don't miss any, it's simple, but it's saved me many times, especially when I need to update old links or terms that have changed names.

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2155476 said:

I use simple scripts to automate boring tasks like renaming files or cleaning data. most of mine are for saving time not anything complex. like I work on documents with help of chat gpt I write scripts to split extract text make new files ....I learned by copying small examples and then changing them to fit my needs.

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Rikachu said:

I have several simple scripts that make my life easier every day, the one I use most is for batch renaming files, I used to waste a ton of time renaming images or documents one by one; now I have a script that automatically adds a date or removes unusual characters from an entire folder in two seconds, it's a minor inconvenience, but the time it saves me each week is enormous, especially when I download a lot of files with nonsensical names from the internet.

I also use a script to find and replace text within multiple files at once, when I change a URL on my website or want to update text that's repeated in several articles, I run this script and it updates everything automatically, it saves me from having to open each file manually and ensures I don't miss any, it's simple, but it's saved me many times, especially when I need to update old links or terms that have changed names.

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