diff --git a/convert_to_gdi_then_to_chd.sh b/convert_to_gdi_then_to_chd.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Date: 02/13/2023
+# Author: Anthony Correa
+# I used this script to batch archive bin/cues to CHD.
+# It will create a file based on the folder file name
+# It should automatically skip if there is a folder already in the output directory
+
+# Usage: $ ./convert_cue_chd.sh <input_directory>
+
+# for example, to use a directory with wildcards:
+# use with convert_cue_chd.sh */.
+
+# output_directory is the directory where the unarchived folders will go
+output_directory=./out
+mkdir -p "$output_directory"
+i=1
+for FOLDER in "$@";
+	do
+		##echo "$fi"
+		echo $'\n'"=="`printf %03d $i`"/"`printf %03d $#`"============================================================================="
+		echo "Input folder:  $FOLDER"
+		
+		infiles=("$FOLDER"/*.cue)
+		for INFILE in "$infiles";do
+			filename=$(basename -- "$INFILE")
+			outname="${filename%.*}.chd"
+			outpath="$output_directory/$outname"
+			##touch "./out/${fi%%.*}.new"
+		
+			if [ ! -d "$outpath" ]; then
+				echo "Input file:    $filename"
+				echo "Output path:   $outpath"
+				echo $'\n'
+				gdi-conversion-linux -c "$INFILE"
+				chdman createcd -i "$FOLDER/output/*.gdi" -o "$outpath"
+	# 			7z x "$FILE" -aos -bb1 -o"$outpath"
+
+			else
+				echo "$outpath exists... skipping"
+			fi
+			done
+		((i+=1))
+	done
+echo "======================================================================================"
+echo $'\n'
+echo "Done converting"
+
+# at one point I wanted to tar the results to make it easier to transfer all the contents
+# but i changed my mind, so i commented it out. this is here in case i change my mind again.
+#echo "now tarring"
+#tar -cvf out.tar "$output_directory"
+echo "Done!"
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diff --git a/get-gdi-conversion.sh b/get-gdi-conversion.sh
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+# Date: 02/20/2023
+# Author: Anthony Correa
+# This script will download the v1.2.0 release of gdi-conversion
+# it can then be used as gdi-conversion-linux -c ./MyUser/
+# https://github.com/sirconan/gdi-conversion
+
+# Usage: $ ./get-gdi-conversion.sh
+
+wget -i https://github.com/sirconan/gdi-conversion/releases/download/1.2.0/gdi-conversion-linux-v1.2.0 -o gdi-conversion-linux
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