scripts/strip_track_except.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -euo pipefail
colorprint() {
  echo -e "\e[31m${1}\e[0m"
}
SCRIPT_NAME=$(basename "$0")
test -z "${1}" && echo "File not specified or doesn't exist, aborting. Usage: $SCRIPT_NAME \$FILENAME \$LANGUAGE_TO_KEEP" && exit 1
FILENAME=$1
# default language to keep is second parameter, or japanese if unspecified
LANGUAGE_TO_KEEP="${2:-jpn}"
echo -n "Processing "
colorprint "$FILENAME"

# capture JSON output and remove the excessively large code_private_data field
JSON_OUTPUT=$(mkvmerge -J "$FILENAME" | jq '[ .tracks[] | select(.type=="audio") | del(.properties.codec_private_data) ]')
TRACK_COUNT=$(echo "$JSON_OUTPUT" | jq length)
# check if more than 1 audio track is present
[[ $TRACK_COUNT -lt 2 ]] && echo -e "\tFile has only 1 track, skipping." && exit 1
# check if tracks other than the one to keep are present
UNDESIRED_TRACK_COUNT=$(echo "$JSON_OUTPUT" | jq '[.[] | select(.properties.language!="$LANGUAGE_TO_KEEP")] | length')
[[ $UNDESIRED_TRACK_COUNT -lt 2 ]] && echo -e "\tFile has only '$LANGUAGE_TO_KEEP' tracks, skipping." && exit 1
FILENAME_EXT=${FILENAME##*.}
echo -e "\tRemoving all audio tracks except '$LANGUAGE_TO_KEEP' tracks..."
TMPFILE=$(mktemp)
echo -e "\tOutputting to temporary file ${TMPFILE}.${FILENAME_EXT}..."
pv "$FILENAME" | ffmpeg -i pipe:0 -map 0:v -map 0:a:m:language:${LANGUAGE_TO_KEEP} -map 0:s -c copy -v error "${TMPFILE}.${FILENAME_EXT}"
echo -e "\tReplacing ${FILENAME} with ${TMPFILE}..."
mv "${TMPFILE}.${FILENAME_EXT}" "$FILENAME"