decode and re-encode big media files to save space
# re-encode all video files in your downloads folder to h264 and aac
decoreco ~/Downloads
# re-encode all video files in your downloads folder to hevc and mp3
decoreco -v hevc -a mp3 ~/Downloads
# list all video files in your home folder and sort them by size
decoreco -l -s ~/
# perform a dry run of converting your movies folder to avi
decoreco -d -v avi ~/Movies
macOS or linux using brew:
brew install jabster28/jabster28/decoreco
building latest release with cargo
# rust should be installed by installing rustup from your favourite package manger e.g pacman -S rustup
cargo install decoreco
# if cargo complains about binaries not being in PATH, add this to your shell profile:
# export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/.cargo/bin