Tmp file creation

[mcquiff]

Hi this is the line that I use
/usr/local/bin/exiftool -a -api PNGEarlyXMP -overwrite_original_in_place -XMP:description='5031827682617_test' '/Volumes/CloudStorage/Dropbox/__Sorting__/HotFolderA/5031827682617_test.JPG'

Its part of a bigger script where files get moved after. However occassionally I see a file like this appear.

5031827682617.JPG_exiftool_tmp

can I prevent that from happening? Ideally I need it to update the file directly.

Thanks
Matt

[StarGeek]

Unless something has changed in the past few months, no, you can't.

Previous post on the subject.

[mcquiff]

Thanks for that. Can it be created elsewhere so not in the same folder?

[Phil Harvey]

Sorry, the temporary file is always created in the same directory as the target.  If possible, you should configure your scripts to ignore files with names ending in "_exiftool_tmp".

- Phil

[mcquiff]

The obvious!!! no added to ignore in the script

Thanks

Matt