This snippet of code is a batch script written for...

September 4, 2025 at 06:10 PM

for %%f in (*.f*.mp4) do ( for /f "tokens=1 delims=." %%t in ("%%~nf") do ( for %%a in ("%%t.f*.m4a") do ( if exist "%%a" (

This snippet of code is a batch script written for the Windows Command Prompt, and it performs the following steps:

What the code does:

  1. Iterates through *.f*.mp4 files:
    The outermost for loop iterates through all .mp4 files in the current directory where the filenames match the pattern *f*.mp4 (i.e., filenames containing the letter f and ending with .mp4).

  2. Extracts the base filename before the first dot (.):
    The second for loop (with /f "tokens=1 delims=.") takes the filename portion of the current .mp4 file (without its extension), splits it by the first dot (.), and assigns the first token (portion of the name before the first dot) to the variable %%t.

  3. Looks for matching .m4a files:
    The third for loop examines a potential .m4a file (%%t.f*.m4a), where %%t is the extracted token from the previous step. It checks whether an .m4a file exists whose name matches this pattern.

  4. Checks for file existence:
    Within the final if exist statement, it checks if a file matching the constructed name (e.g., some_name.f*.m4a) exists.


Summary of Purpose:

The code processes .mp4 files in the current directory whose names match *f*.mp4. For each of these files, it attempts to locate similarly named .m4a files (matching the pattern extracted_name.f*.m4a) and verifies if they exist.

This script might be part of a larger process that handles .mp4 and .m4a files with related naming conventions, potentially preparing for renaming, conversions, or additional file operations.

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