Adding create time to image/video files

add-timestamp-for-media-file.sh

#!/bin/sh

while read file; do
    if [[ $string =~ .*=.* ]]; then
        continue
    fi

    t=$(exiftool "$file" \
            | grep "^Create Date" | head -n 1 \
            | sed -r "s/\s+/ /g"  | cut -d " " -f 4 \
            | sed "s/:/-/g");
    d=$(dirname $file)
    b=$(basename $file)
    mv "$file" "$d/$t=$b"
done


# example
#
# $ ls IMG*
# IMG_3286.MOV  IMG_5441.JPG
#
# $ ls IMG* | add-timestamp-for-media-file.sh
# $ ls *=*
# '2016-08-15=IMG_5441.JPG'  '2018-03-03=IMG_3286.MOV'
#
# https://github.com/shenwei356/brename
# rename anyfile except for .AAE files
# brename -R -l -F AAE$ -p . | add-timestamp-for-media-file.sh
#
#
# faster with parallel or rush https://github.com/shenwei356/rush
# ls * |  rush 'echo {} | add-timestamp-for-media-file.sh' --eta
#