Paul Sutton

Bash scripting 11 – ExifTool menu

I have created a very rough and basic script to :-

• Display a directory listing (currently this will display only .png and .JPG files.
• As for a filename
• Display a menu, so that users can choose which Meta data information to display.

# https://www.baeldung.com/linux/shell-script-simple-select-menu
#!/bin/bash
clear # clear display - lets keep things tidy
ls *.png *.JPG #display directory listing png files
echo
echo "Please enter a filename"
echo
read filename
echo "File: " $filename
echo
echo "Menu"
echo
PS3="Select your Option: "

while true; do
    select lng in All ImageSize FileSize PixelSize ClearScreen Quit
    do
        case $lng in
            
            "All")
                exiftool $filename; break;;
            "ImageSize")
               exiftool -s -ImageSize $filename; break;;
            "FileSize")
              exiftool -s -FileSize $filename;break;;
            "PixelSize")
                exiftool -s -Megapixels $filename;break;;
            "ClearScreen")
                clear;break;;
            "Quit")
               echo "We're done"; break 2;;
            *)
               echo "Ooops"; break ;;
        esac
    done
done

It is a little rough around the edges, but it works, and there is, of course, room for improvement.

Tags

#Bash,#Bashscripting,#ExifToolMenu,#MetaData

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