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Created March 25, 2017 00:49
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rename files prepending creation date to name
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prepend creation date.bash
#!/bin/bash
# prepend creation date to file names in format `YYY-MM-DD original_file_name`
for file in *; do
thedate=$(date -r $(stat -f %B "$file") +%Y-%m-%d)
echo "renaming \"$file\" to \"$thedate $file\""
mv -v "$file" "$thedate $file"
done
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