Automatically overwrite a file if already exists with FFmpeg by using -y
which means overwrite files without asking:
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -c:v libx264 -crf 25 -preset fast -y output.mp4
The -y
must be stated before defining the output.
Alternatively, you can use -n
which means it won’t ask if you want to overwrite, instead it will exit.
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -c:v libx264 -crf 25 -preset fast -n output.mp4