copying and moving images - inconsistent behaviour

[berliner_ffm]

I have to admin, I am a bit confused.
I have a script that based on parameters will generate an ARG-file for Exiftool to move/copy and at the same time (if the user wishes) rename images.

Example 1 works =>here I am copying an Image and an xmp-Sidecar to a new location. Note, that the TagsFromFile-option is necessary in case the user does not provide fixed locations/filesname, but refers to Exif-Values:


C:\Users\jens\Pictures\_ImportTest\20200330-Test5-3300284.ORF
-v
-charset
filename=UTF8
-tagsfromfile
%d%f.xmp
-o
.

-directory=C:\Users\jens\Pictures\_ImportTest\T4

-execute
C:\Users\jens\Pictures\_ImportTest\20200330-Test5-3300284.xmp
-o
.

-directory=C:\Users\jens\Pictures\_ImportTest\T4

-v
-charset
filename=UTF8
-execute



Example 2: In the second example, I want to move both files, therefor I excluded the -o-Option. But instead of moving both files, the image is copied and the xmp-file is moved:

C:\Users\jens\Pictures\_ImportTest\20200330-Test5-3300284.ORF
-v
-charset
filename=UTF8
-tagsfromfile
%d%f.xmp


-directory=C:\Users\jens\Pictures\_ImportTest\T4

-execute
C:\Users\jens\Pictures\_ImportTest\20200330-Test5-3300284.xmp


-directory=C:\Users\jens\Pictures\_ImportTest\T4

-v
-charset
filename=UTF8
-execute



Example 3: In the third example, I want to copy images with the -o-Option, but instead they are moved:

-@
C:\Users\jens\Documents\60_PT-DEV\bin\..\process\importFiles-20201005193821-6982.csv
-overwrite_original
-v
-FileCreateDate<DateTimeOriginal
-o
.
-filename=Kamboscha-%-6nc-Testimport.%e
-directory=C:\Users\jens\Pictures\_ImportTest\t1

-preservedFileName<FileName


I hope anyone can enlighten me, how to get this behaviour consistent. Thanks in advance!

[StarGeek]

See Writing "FileName" and "Directory" tags -> Notes

[berliner_ffm]

Thanks for your quick reply.
Indeed Example 3 is now clear. Sorry for bothering you with this one.

But I can't see, what causes example 2 to copy one file and move the other. Or in other words, why is the first file of example 2 not moved?

[StarGeek]

But I can't see, what causes example 2 to copy one file and move the other. Or in other words, why is the first file of example 2 not moved?

The first one is moved because all tags from the XMP are copied.  From the docs on the -TagsFromFile option
   If no tags are specified, then all possible tags (see note 1 below) from the source file are copied to same-named tags in the preferred location of the output file (the same as specifying -all).