# Movie Update TimeStamp to Theatrical Release Date

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##### `<span class="editor-theme-code">/usr/local/bin/releaseDate</span>`

<u>****Movie File Date/Time modifier****</u>

Reads the selected movie theatrical release date from previously stored metadata and sets the movie date and time to the release date so that it displays orderly in Plex

```
#!/bin/bash
# set releaseDate 

TS=$(cat "${1}" | jq '.releaseDate' | sed 's/"//g' | awk -FT '{print $1}' | awk -F- '{print $1$2$3}')0000.00
FOLDER=$(dirname "${1}")
if [ "${TS}" == "0000.00" ] || [ "${TS}" == "null0000.00" ]
then 
	echo "${FOLDER} invalid"
else
	echo "${TS} ${FOLDER}" || echo "${FOLDER} invalid"
	touch -a -m -t "${TS}" "${FOLDER}" || "${FOLDER} invalid"
	touch -a -m -t "${TS}" "${FOLDER}"/* || "${FOLDER} invalid"
fi

```

****execution****

<details id="bkmrk-script-infocheck-mar">- [ ] <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">ensure the movie has been scraped </span>
- [ ] requires &lt;movie-name&gt;.nfo to exist
- [ ] parses nfo for release date
- [ ] updates the file timestamp

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