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TikTok JSON metadata output

The -j flag outputs JSON metadata.

Relevant fields mentioned in the source:

  • "track" → Song title
  • "artist" → Artist name, if official
  • "title" → Often includes Original sound when the audio is user-created
  • "webpage_url" → The source URL

TikTok printed title behavior

The title-printing command can output one of these formats depending on the source:

  • Song Title - Artist for an official song
  • original sound - username for an original sound

TikTok batch input note

If you have a text file named links.txt, it can contain TikTok audio URLs for batch processing.

TikTok batch output example

Example output shown in the source:

original sound - user123 | https://www.tiktok.com/music/7393372402044094480
Song Title - Artist | https://www.tiktok.com/music/7263468507952810798

TikTok automation note

yt-dlp can automate this workflow by taking a list of links and printing the fields you want.

Introductory note about finding shell scripts

Use these commands to find shell scripts on a Mac.

Common locations you may find

The source says you will likely find items such as:

  • ~/.zshrc, ~/.zprofile as config files
  • /usr/local/bin/brew as the Homebrew launcher
  • /usr/local/bin/tesseract as an OCR tool
  • Various Homebrew tool scripts
  • Possible ~/.local/bin/ scripts

Interrupted full-system search note

A full-system find / ... search was stopped because it was producing too much output.

Full system searches can overwhelm you with system files, so narrower home-directory-focused searches are a better fit.

What the personal-script scan gives you

The source describes these likely result categories:

  • ~/.zshrc and ~/.zprofile as config files
  • Any ~/scripts/ or ~/.local/bin/ personal scripts
  • Homebrew tools such as brew and tesseract
  • Less system noise overall

Personal script count guidance

The source notes that many users have roughly 5 to 15 personal scripts total.

Example executable output session

The source includes this captured terminal output:

/Users/elianatamrat/bin/gpush
/Users/elianatamrat/bin/gpush_inc
/Users/elianatamrat/.local/bin/yt-dlp
/Users/elianatamrat/.nvm/nvm-exec
/Users/elianatamrat/.nvm/test/mocks/isainfo_x86
/Users/elianatamrat/.nvm/test/mocks/uname_smartos_x86
/Users/elianatamrat/.nvm/test/mocks/pkg_info_x86
/Users/elianatamrat/.nvm/test/mocks/uname_osx_amd64
/Users/elianatamrat/.nvm/test/mocks/uname_osx_x86
/Users/elianatamrat/.nvm/test/mocks/pkg_info_amd64
/Users/elianatamrat/.nvm/test/mocks/uname_linux_armv8l
/Users/elianatamrat/.nvm/test/mocks/isainfo_amd64
/Users/elianatamrat/.nvm/test/mocks/pkg_info_fail
/Users/elianatamrat/.nvm/test/mocks/uname_smartos_amd64
/Users/elianatamrat/.nvm/test/install_script/install_nvm_from_git
/Users/elianatamrat/.nvm/test/install_script/nvm_check_global_modules
/Users/elianatamrat/.nvm/test/install_script/nvm_download
/Users/elianatamrat/.nvm/test/install_script/nvm_reset
/Users/elianatamrat/.nvm/test/install_script/nvm_install_with_node_version
/Users/elianatamrat/.nvm/test/install_script/nvm_install_with_aliased_dot

Interpreted personal scripts

The source interprets these as the actual useful personal scripts:

  • /Users/elianatamrat/bin/gpush as a Git push script
  • /Users/elianatamrat/bin/gpush_inc as a Git push-plus-increment script
  • /Users/elianatamrat/.local/bin/yt-dlp as a YouTube downloader

Interpreted NVM test files

The source marks these as ignorable NVM-related test files:

  • /Users/elianatamrat/.nvm/test/mocks/*
  • /Users/elianatamrat/.nvm/*install_script*

Clean setup note

The source characterizes the setup this way:

  • ~/bin/ for Git helpers
  • ~/.local/bin/ for yt-dlp
  • No clutter elsewhere

Safety note about head -15

Using head -15 limits output to 15 lines maximum.

Why that command is considered safe

The explanation in the source breaks down the command this way:

find ~          ← Only YOUR home directory (~10GB max)
-name "*.sh"    ← Only .sh files
| head -15      ← Stops after 15 lines
2>/dev/null     ← Hides permission errors

Expected output guidance

The source says the command may show:

  • ~/.zshrc and ~/.zprofile
  • Possibly some NVM scripts
  • ~/bin/ Git helpers if they end in .sh

Stop behavior note

Ctrl+C can be used to stop the command early.

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