# Linux Tips

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# **Header Compression in MKV files**

If you encounter any issues with header compression in MKV files, this little script will tell you which files in the current directory are using it.

```
IFS=$'\n'
for infile in `find . -name "*.mkv"` 
do
 uses_compression=$(mkvinfo "$infile" | grep "header removal")
 if [-n "$uses_compression"]; then 
    echo $infile 
 fi
done`

```

After locating those files which use header compression, your next step is use mkvmerge or other tool to return MkV headers to normal.

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