Replace subtitles using mkvmerge

[Akari]

Hi, I'm new here in the forums , I came here because I'm having some problems trying to replace subtitles from a video.

I want to remove the current ones that are in the file and put another subtitle instead using mkvmerge from the terminal. (I want to do it for a bunch of files using a batch script)

So for remove the current subtitles I’m using this command:

for i in *.mkv; do
  mkvmerge --no-subtitles "$i" -o WithoutSubs/"$i"
done

My problem is when I try to add the new subtitles I must duplicate my files again because mkvmerge always ask me for an output file instead of replace the current one.

There is any way to remove the currents subs and add another one into a single output file?

[sneaker]

for i in *.mkv; do
  mkvmerge -o "./WithoutSubs/$i" --no-subtitles "./$i" "./${i%.*}.ass"
done

[Akari]

for i in *.mkv; do
  mkvmerge -o "./WithoutSubs/$i" --no-subtitles "./$i" "./${i%.*}.ass"
done

I got an error msg: "Could not open for reading: open file error."

It's like I was trying to open the subs

[sneaker]

Post the complete error message/log. What is the file name of your subtitle file?

[Akari]

Post the complete error message/log. What is the file name of your subtitle file?

mkvmerge v9.3.1 ('Mask Machine') 64bit
Error: El archivo '*.ass' no se pudo abrir para su lectura: open file error.

Sorry my system is in Spanish

I run it changing the subs for *.ass so there is no problem with the name.

[sneaker]

I run it changing chaing the subs for *.ass so there is no problem with the name.

Mkvmerge doesn't support wildcards. Or do you mean you don't actually use the wildcard? I'm not sure I understand you correctly. If your shell interprets "./${i%.*}.ass" as "*.ass" then that's one more thing that's different on mine.

Here I'd have:

!#/bin/bash

for i in *.mkv
do
  mkvmerge -o "./WithoutSubs/$i" --no-subtitles "./$i" "./${i%.*}.ass"
done

Maybe if you post your OS/shell someone else has advice on what you need to change.

[Akari]

Yup, I'm running this:

for i in *.mkv; do
  mkvmerge -o WithoutSubs/"$i" --no-subtitles "$i" "*.ass"
done

Because if I leave this as you instructed I got the same error that I got with the .ass subtitles. (the file './' could not open... open file error.)

I'll try pass the exact subtitle file name now.

Maybe if you post your OS/shell someone else has advice on what you need to change.

Oh, I thought u could see it on my profile sorry.

I'm running on Ubuntu 16.10 x64, bash 4.3.46

[sneaker]

And without "./"?

!#/bin/bash

for i in *.mkv
do
  mkvmerge -o "WithoutSubs/$i" --no-subtitles "$i" "${i%.*}.ass"
done

[Akari]

And without "./"?

!#/bin/bash

for i in *.mkv
do
  mkvmerge -o "WithoutSubs/$i" --no-subtitles "$i" "${i%.*}.ass"
done

It works! ty m8

[Akari]

Srry for the double post.

Do u know how can I pass the language code for the subtitle?

I just try to add

--language 0:spa

but it doesn't work

[sneaker]

Tried to add where? What does "it doesn't work" mean? Error message?

The command order is important.

!#/bin/bash

for i in *.mkv
do
  mkvmerge -o "WithoutSubs/$i" --no-subtitles "$i" --language 0:spa "${i%.*}.ass"
done

[Akari]

Tried to add where? What does "it doesn't work" mean? Error message?

The command order is important.

!#/bin/bash

for i in *.mkv
do
  mkvmerge -o "WithoutSubs/$i" --no-subtitles "$i" --language 0:spa "${i%.*}.ass"
done

I just come here to delete the msg xd
For error I mean that I got the subs marked as undefined language but it just was a dumb mistake. I put that code after the subs

Ty again