Subdiretory in Linux

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ecacarva

July 18, 2024, 02:06:26 PM
Hello I am trying to examine metadata files of a system in Ubuntu server, it has a lot of subdirectories in many levels, so I need to see metadata of all files.
Tryed to use exiftool -list_dir * but Only information about the first level directory appears.
Anybody would help please?

StarGeek

#1
July 18, 2024, 02:10:50 PM
"It didn't work" isn't helpful. What was the exact command used and the output.
Read FAQ #3 and use that cmd
Please use the Code button for exiftool output

Please include your OS/Exiftool version/filetype

ecacarva

#2
July 18, 2024, 02:56:42 PM
Did is using command:
exiftool -list_dir -r * with this structure:

Agendamento (dir)
   |----Subdir1
        |--- file 1
        |--- file 2
        |--- file 3
   |----file1
   |----file2
Banco
   |----Subdir1
   |----file1
   |----file2

Shows:
======== Agendamento
ExifTool Version Number         : 12.89
File Name                       : Agendamento
Directory                       : .
File Size                       : 4.1 kB
File Modification Date/Time     : 2024:07:18 14:37:06-03:00
File Access Date/Time           : 2024:07:18 14:37:09-03:00
File Inode Change Date/Time     : 2024:07:18 14:37:06-03:00
File Permissions                : drwxrwxr-x
File Type                       : DIR
File Type Extension             :
======== Banco
ExifTool Version Number         : 12.89
File Name                       : Banco
Directory                       : .
File Size                       : 4.1 kB
File Modification Date/Time     : 2016:08:09 13:33:25-03:00
File Access Date/Time           : 2024:07:17 16:01:04-03:00
File Inode Change Date/Time     : 2018:08:10 13:19:17-03:00
File Permissions                : drwxrwxr-x
File Type                       : DIR
File Type Extension             :

StarGeek

#3
July 18, 2024, 04:08:21 PM
Hmmm... It looks like the -list_dir option doesn't recurse. And this is only the second time that option has been mentioned here in the forums, with the first being from Phil right after the option was added.

This will require Phil's attention.

On my Windows system, running
exiftool -list_dir *
returns output for every file in that directory, not just directories. I'm not sure if that is intended behavior or not.
"It didn't work" isn't helpful. What was the exact command used and the output.
Read FAQ #3 and use that cmd
Please use the Code button for exiftool output

Please include your OS/Exiftool version/filetype

Phil Harvey

#4
July 18, 2024, 06:57:23 PM
-list_dir effectively treats directories as files, so they are not recursed into.

- Phil
...where DIR is the name of a directory/folder containing the images.  On Mac/Linux/PowerShell, use single quotes (') instead of double quotes (") around arguments containing a dollar sign ($).
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