List 24-bit and 16-bit FLACs in current directory.

bitdepthecho_flac.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

# Check if mediainfo is installed. That tool is needed to parse the bit depth of flac files in your current directory.
if ! `hash mediainfo &>/dev/null`; then
	echo "Install mediainfo prior to using this script!"
	exit 1;
fi

bit24="24-bit:\n"
bit16="16-bit:\n"

for f in *.flac; do
	# --Inform="Audio;%BitDepth%" parses the depth, and nothing else.
	depth=`mediainfo --Inform="Audio;%BitDepth%" "$f"`
	if [ "$depth" == "16" ]; then
		bit16="${bit16}${f}\n"
	elif [ "$depth" == "24" ]; then
		bit24="${bit24}${f}\n"
	else
		# This really shouldn't happen. If it does, well, check the bit depth of that file, and add another variable and case.
		echo "unknown bit depth for file $f!"
	fi
done

echo -e $bit24
echo -e $bit16