I think you could achieve the same result with just the find command:

`find ./takeout -iname “.jpg” -exec mv {} newdir`

    find takeout -name ".jpg" -exec mv {} dest_dir

Not much more than is wrong with sending a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to kill a mosquito

> Is it a rule that everyone must know linux commands?

Unix, and yes. Every system around you is built on it or something derived from it (either literally or in design).

Also, no not every system around me requires me to learn unix, I can use my phone, microwave or even my gaming laptop(windows) without ever opening CLI. Unless Im at work or am I tinkering with my PI4s I don’t even have to touch CLI or even think about a unix command.

Sure, a Linux one liner might be “easier” to someone who knows Linux… but that doesn’t mean it’s “wrong.”

The goal was to make a script in quick time and I'm comfortable with nodejs that's why I chose it.

    ls -Recurse -Filter *.jpg | mv dest_dir

Would work on Windows, would work on *nix if change it to

    gci -Recurse -Filter *.jpg | move dest_dir

If you're not using Windows, you should probably learn to use some basic shell commands.

Also, line 19 has a bug.

Also, readdir('foo', {withFileTypes: true}) will return a list of directory entries so you can check the type without doing a stat. Also, sync versions are easier.

    fs.readdirSync(DOCS_DIR, {withFileTypes: true}).forEach((file) => {
        if(file.name.startsWith('.') || !file.isDirectory()){ return; }
        ...
    });

  mkdir photos
  mv -v **/*.jpg **/*.mp4 photos

  shopt -s globstar
  mkdir photos
  mv -v **/*.jpg **/*.mp4 photos

Zsh:

  for i in **/*.jpg; do
    date=$(exif $i --machine-readable --tag=0x9003 | head -c 10 | tr : -)
    if [[ -n $date ]]; then
      mkdir -p $date
      mv -v $i $date
    else
      mkdir -p Unknown
      mv -v $i Unknown
      # (Check other EXIF values, e.g. DateTimeOriginal.)
    fi
  done

    import fs from 'fs';
    import path from 'path';

    copyMedia('Takeout');

    function copyMedia(dir) {
      fs.readdirSync(dir, {withFileTypes: true}).forEach((file) => {
        if (file.isDirectory()) {
          copyMedia(path.join(dir, file.name));
        } else {
          if (file.name.toLowerCase().endsWith('.jpg') || file.name.toLowerCase().endsWith('.mp4')) {
            fs.cpSync(path.join(dir, file.name), path.join('photos', file.name));
          }
        }
      });
    }

I think most cameras get to IMG_9999 and cycle back to IMG_0000