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Set a file's creation date as it's filename
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#!/usr/bin/env bash | |
# | |
# Retrievs a file's modified date and | |
# set's it as it's fielname. | |
# | |
declare -a files="${1}" | |
## Check if file has been specified | |
if [[ -z ${files} ]]; then | |
echo "No file(s) specified" | |
exit 1 | |
fi | |
echo $files | |
for i in $files; do | |
## Get file info | |
declare file_extension="${i##*.}" | |
## it's a hack… i know | |
declare file_date=$(stat -x ${i} | grep -e "Modify" | cut -f2-5 -d " ") | |
declare new_file_name="${file_date}.${file_extension}" | |
new_file_name=${new_file_name// /_} | |
new_file_name=${new_file_name//:/-} | |
echo "File: ${i}" | |
echo "Type: $file_extension" | |
echo "Date: ${file_date}" | |
echo "New Filename: ${new_file_name}" | |
echo "" | |
echo "Changing file name…" | |
mv "${i}" "${new_file_name}" | |
if [ "$?" != "0" ]; then | |
exit 1 | |
fi | |
done | |
echo "" | |
echo "All done!" | |
exit 0 |
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