Photo Renamer is a simple Bash script that renames JPEG files in a specified directory and its sub-directories based on their EXIF creation date and time. It also maintains a running number for files created on the same date.
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Clone this repository or download the
photo-renamer.shscript to your local machine. -
Open the script in a text editor to configure the settings:
source_dir: Set the source directory where your JPEG files are located.output_dir: Set the directory where the renamed files will be placed.copy_dir: Set the directory where the non-renameable files will be copied to.test_run: Set totrueto perform a dry run (show changes without renaming), or set tofalseto run the script for real.
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Run the script using the following command:
./photo-renamer.sh
If you find issues with the script or have ideas for improvements, please feel free to open an issue or create a pull request. Your contributions are welcome!
This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.