A simple script to sort photo files based on their exif information

sortfiles-exif.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash
# ---
#!/bin/bash -x

echo -e "### WELCOME TO $0\n"

if [[ -z ${DEST_DIR} ]]
then
    TIMESTAMP=$(date +%s)
    echo -e "Setting destination dir as ${TIMESTAMP}"
    DEST_DIR=${TIMESTAMP}
else
    echo -e "Destination dir set as ${DEST_DIR}"
fi

if [[ -n "${1}" ]]
then
    echo -e "Analyzing ${1}"
else
    echo -e "Argument not set. Usage: ${0} file_name.jpg"
    echo -e "\a"
    exit 1
fi

for DEP in cp exiv2 mkdir rsync
do

    echo -n "Checking dependencies: $DEP - "

    if command -v $DEP > /dev/null 2>&1
    then
        echo -e "OK!"
    else
        echo "Failed to find $DEP command. Exitting now"
        echo -e "\a"
        exit 1
    fi
done

EXIF_DATA="$(LANG=C exiv2 "${1}")"

if [[ -n "${EXIF_DATA}" ]]
then
    echo -e "DEBUG: EXIF_DATA content is\n${EXIF_DATA}\n"
    echo -e "Parsing information on file ${1}... "
    FILE_EXTENSION=$(echo "$EXIF_DATA" | grep -nE 'File name|Camera model|Image timestamp' | grep ^1 | cut -d\: -f3 | cut -d\. -f2)
    MAKER_NAME=$(echo "$EXIF_DATA" | grep -nE 'File name|Camera make|Image timestamp' | grep 'Camera make' | cut -d\: -f3- | cut -d\  -f2-)
    DEVICE_NAME=$(echo "$EXIF_DATA" | grep -nE 'File name|Camera model|Image timestamp' | grep 'Camera model' | cut -d\: -f3- | cut -d\  -f2-)
    FILE_YEAR=$(echo "$EXIF_DATA" | grep -nE 'File name|Camera model|Image timestamp' | grep 'Image timestamp' | cut -d\: -f3- | cut -d\  -f2- | cut -d\: -f1)
    FILE_MONTH=$(echo "$EXIF_DATA" | grep -nE 'File name|Camera model|Image timestamp' | grep 'Image timestamp' | cut -d\: -f3- | cut -d\  -f2- | cut -d\: -f2)
    FILE_DAY=$(echo "$EXIF_DATA" | grep -nE 'File name|Camera model|Image timestamp' | grep 'Image timestamp' | cut -d\: -f3- | cut -d\  -f2- | cut -d\: -f3 | cut -d\  -f1)
    FILE_HOUR=$(echo "$EXIF_DATA" | grep -nE 'File name|Camera model|Image timestamp' | grep 'Image timestamp' | cut -d\: -f3- | cut -d\  -f3- | cut -d\: -f1)
    FILE_MINUTE=$(echo "$EXIF_DATA" | grep -nE 'File name|Camera model|Image timestamp' | grep 'Image timestamp' | cut -d\: -f3- | cut -d\  -f3- | cut -d\: -f2)
    FILE_SECOND=$(echo "$EXIF_DATA" | grep -nE 'File name|Camera model|Image timestamp' | grep 'Image timestamp' | cut -d\: -f3- | cut -d\  -f3- | cut -d\: -f3)

    for INFORMATION in FILE_EXTENSION MAKER_NAME DEVICE_NAME FILE_YEAR FILE_MONTH FILE_DAY FILE_HOUR FILE_MINUTE FILE_SECOND
    do
        echo -n "Now parsing ${INFORMATION}: "
        if [[ -z $(eval "echo \${$INFORMATION}") ]]
        then
            echo "FAILED. Variable \$${INFORMATION} is empty"
            echo -e "\a"
            exit 1
        else
            echo "OK!"
        fi
    done
else
    echo -e "No EXIF data found on file ${1}"
    echo -e "\a"
    exit 1
fi

export LAST_DEST_DIR="${DEST_DIR}/${MAKER_NAME}/${DEVICE_NAME}/${FILE_YEAR}/${FILE_MONTH}/${FILE_DAY}"

echo -n "Creating final destination dir ${LAST_DEST_DIR}: "
if mkdir -p "${LAST_DEST_DIR}"
then
    echo -e "OK!"
else
    echo -e "FAILED. Exitting now"
    echo -e "\a"
    exit 1
fi

export FILE_NAME_SHORT="${FILE_HOUR}-${FILE_MINUTE}-${FILE_SECOND}.${FILE_EXTENSION}"
#export FILE_NAME_FULL="${DEVICE_NAME}-${FILE_YEAR}-${FILE_MONTH}-${FILE_DAY}-${FILE_HOUR}-${FILE_MINUTE}-${FILE_SECOND}.${FILE_EXTENSION}"
export FILE_NAME_FULL="${DEVICE_NAME// /_}-${FILE_YEAR}-${FILE_MONTH}-${FILE_DAY}-${FILE_HOUR}-${FILE_MINUTE}-${FILE_SECOND}.${FILE_EXTENSION}"


echo -n "Copying file to Destination: "
# if cp -f -v "${1}" "${LAST_DEST_DIR}/${FILE_NAME_FULL}" > /dev/null 2>&1
if rsync -ahuP "${1}" "${LAST_DEST_DIR}/${FILE_NAME_FULL}" > /dev/null 2>&1
then
    echo "${LAST_DEST_DIR}/${FILE_NAME_FULL} - full file name copy OK!"
else
    echo -e "FAILED. Trying to use a shorter file name"
    # if cp -f -v "${1}" "${LAST_DEST_DIR}/${FILE_NAME_SHORT}" > /dev/null 2>&1
    if rsync -ahuP "${1}" "${LAST_DEST_DIR}/${FILE_NAME_SHORT}" > /dev/null 2>&1
    then
        echo "${LAST_DEST_DIR}/${FILE_NAME_SHORT} - short file name copy OK!"
    else
        echo -e "FAILED! Exitting now"
    	echo -e "\a"
        exit 1
    fi
fi

@debxp Quase um ano depois estou começando a realizar testes com sua maravilhosa sugestão, assim que tiver resultados sólidos atualizarei o script. Muito obrigado mesmo! <3