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How can I use BASH to parse metadata from jpg and mp4 files?
(lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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Sure, here is a simple Bash script which uses the
stat
command to get the modification time of files. It looks specifically for.jpg
and.mp4
files in the current directory and prints out the modification date and time, including seconds:This script will print out the filename along with its modification date for each .jpg and .mp4 file.
You can use this script by saving it in a file (for example,
filedate.sh
), making it executable withchmod +x filedate.sh
, and running it with./filedate.sh
.Please note that the date format of the
stat
command can vary based on your system. The%y
format outputs the last modification time in human readable format (yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss.sssssssss +zone
). You might need to adjust this if you are using a system wherestat
behaves differently.Also keep in mind that this script does not traverse directories recursively. It only looks for the specified files in the directory where it is executed. If you need to perform this operation on files in subdirectories, you will need to modify the script slightly or use a different approach.
@Pyrozo007@lemmy.dbzer0.com does it look like something you are looking for? The check for file existence is unneeded IMO and using the
file
variable name occludes another binary but in this case it shouldn't hurt the execution