Search for a given action in the Kinetics human activity dataset

kinetics_actions.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash
cat train.csv | sed 's/ /_/g' | sed 's/,/ /g' | awk '{print $1}' | grep "$1" | sort | uniq

This script lists or searches for actions in the Kinetics human activity dataset.

1. Download one of the kinetics datasets.
2. Place this script in the folder where you extracted the dataset.
3. Add the executable flag to the script: chmod +x kinetics_actions.sh
4. Usage:

$ ./kinetics_actions.sh washing
washing_dishes
washing_feet
washing_hair
washing_hands

5. If run without arguments, lists all unique actions in the dataset:

$ ./kinetics_actions.sh
abseiling
air_drumming
answering_questions
applauding
applying_cream
...