De-Identifying EDFs

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To strip headers and annotations from an EDF, copy the original, then in cnt1 /project/eeg_process/programs/edf run bash edf_deid_wrapper.sh .

The edf_deid_wrapper.sh script de-identifies the headers and deletes all the annotations in an EDF file.

1. Make a copy of the original file.
2. Open VDI and log in.
3. Change to the program folder: cd /project/eeg_process/programs/edf

4. Run edf_deid_wrapper.sh with bash. The first path is the source file and the second path is the destination directory:

   bash edf_deid_wrapper.sh /mnt/cnt-fs/eeg_raw/ieeg_raw/HUPXXX/Research/Vandy_Resting/HUPXXX_Vandy_Resting.edf /mnt/cnt-fs/eeg_raw/ieeg_raw/HUPXXX/Research/Vandy_Resting/