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Rename files by creation date in OSX. More info: https://gfxhacks.com/renaming-files-by-date-from-metadata
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renameFilesByMetadata.sh
#-- Make sure to specify your own filename.ext and all .ext instances.
#-- To overwrite the file, swap cp with mv.
# copy and rename file
cp filename.ext "newFileName-$(mdls -name kMDItemContentCreationDate filename.ext | sed 's/[^0-9]//g' | cut -c 3-14).ext"
# copy and rename all files in folder with specified extension.
for i in folder/*.ext; do cp "$i" "SomeTextHere-$(mdls -name kMDItemContentCreationDate "$i" | sed -e 's/[^0-9]//g' | cut -c 3-8)-someMoreTextHere.ext"; done
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