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Created October 16, 2021 12:28
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Convert Apple ALAC (.m4a) to .mp3
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convert-apple-alac-to-mp3.sh
#!/bin/sh
# Find and convert all apple alac (.m4a) files to .mp3.
find . -name '*.m4a' -print0 | while read -d '' -r file; do
ffmpeg -i "$file" -n -acodec libmp3lame -ab 320k "${file%.m4a}.mp3" < /dev/null && rm "$file"
done
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