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rename_photos.sh
# You'll need ImageMagick, bub.
for filename in *.jpg
do
start='Description: '
name=$(identify -verbose "$filename" \
| grep -oE "$start.*" \
| cut -c ${#start}- \
| sed -e 's/^[ \t]*//')
lowercase=$(echo $name | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
hyphenated=${lowercase// /-}
echo "$filename -> $hyphenated.jpg"
mv "$filename" "$hyphenated.jpg"
done
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