Going after the first actual error message, I'd say the command "stat" doesn't do the same in OSX as it does in GNU/Linux. On 4 May 2013 16:05, "Daniel Bwente" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Guys, > > I am trying to arrange a huge amount of photos with a linux script into a > timestamped folder hierarchy but failing to get the script right, has > anyone done the same before. I am using a Mac to try out various scripts > found online, once I get it right i intend to run the same on my NAS that > has an Ubuntu variant OS. > > I found this, > http://mikebeach.org/2011/12/10/bash-script-to-automatically-sort-photos-into-folders-based-on-exif-data-for-ubuntu-linux/ > edited > to the file attached and its deleting the photos from my source directory > with this error. > > ============ > dbwente-mac:source dbwente$ ./mike > Scanning for *.jpg... > ... end of *.jpg > Scanning for *.jpeg... > ... end of *.jpeg > Scanning for *.png... > ./Screen Shot 2012-03-18 at 23.29.45 1.png: Checking EXIF... not found. > stat: illegal option -- - > usage: stat [-FlLnqrsx] [-f format] [-t timefmt] [file ...] > Using LMDATE: > usage: date [-jnu] [-d dst] [-r seconds] [-t west] [-v[+|-]val[ymwdHMS]] > ... > [-f fmt date | [[[mm]dd]HH]MM[[cc]yy][.ss]] [+format] > Will rename to .cannot > cannot > cannot > cannot > cannot > cannot > sed: 1: "y/:///": transform strings are not the same length > Moving to /Users/dbwente/Pictures/SCREENSHOTS/destination//.cannot > cannot > cannot > cannot > cannot > cannot ... done. > ================= > > Checking my > destination "/Users/dbwente/Pictures/SCREENSHOTS/destination/" shows a new > file called ".cannot" that is overwritten for every file deleted from my > source " /Users/dbwente/Pictures/SCREENSHOTS/source/" I am running the > script from "/Users/dbwente/Pictures/SCREENSHOTS/source/" > > Is anyone able to help rectify this or offer an alternative script that > could do the job. > > Cheers > > -- > > /Daniel > > > > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in > any way. >
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