Gaming

Dependencies: chdman, steamcmd, Python 3

Script	Description
add_other_disks.sh	Append missing disc files/playlists to a game list
create_chd.sh	Batch convert ISO/CUE disk images to CHD format
create_m3u.py	Create M3U playlists for multi-disk ROMs (Python)
move_them.sh	Flatten nested directory structure
rename.sh	Strip leading numbering from filenames
steam_downloader.sh	Download Steam games via SteamCMD

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Usage

create_chd.sh

sh gaming/create_chd.sh <extension>
# examples:
sh gaming/create_chd.sh cue
sh gaming/create_chd.sh iso

Batch converts all disk images with the given extension to CHD format using chdman. CHD is a compressed disk image format used by MAME and RetroArch.

create_m3u.py

python gaming/create_m3u.py [extension]
# examples:
python gaming/create_m3u.py        # defaults to .cue
python gaming/create_m3u.py .chd

Creates M3U playlist files for multi-disc ROM sets. Groups disc files by game title and writes one .m3u per game.

steam_downloader.sh

sh gaming/steam_downloader.sh <install_dir> <app_id> <username>
# example:
sh gaming/steam_downloader.sh ~/games 570 mysteamuser

Downloads a Steam game via steamcmd using the given App ID and Steam username. Creates the install directory if it doesn't exist.

add_other_disks.sh

sh gaming/add_other_disks.sh <listfile>

Scans a game list file for multi-disc entries and appends any missing disc files (.chd) and .m3u playlists without creating duplicates.

move_them.sh

sh gaming/move_them.sh

Moves all files from subdirectories into the current directory, then removes the now-empty subdirectories. Useful for flattening ROM collections.

rename.sh

sh gaming/rename.sh

Strips leading numeric prefixes (e.g., 1. Game Name → Game Name) from all files in the current directory. Displays progress with color output.