renaming files by CreateDate

[j99mac]

I am trying to rename files my CreateDate_model_01

When I run the command it dose not run. what do I need to change to make it run "$input_variable?
Also how to ad a one up number at the end?

exiftool -d '%Y%m%d' '-FileName<${CreateDate;}_${Model;}%-c.%e' "$input_variable"

[Phil Harvey]

I assume you are on Mac or Linux.  (probably mac due to your user name)

How are you assigning the "input_variable"?

Do you always want the number at the end?  Always 2 digits?  What exactly do you want the number to signify?  You might try something like "-%.2nc".

- Phil

[j99mac]

Yes on a Mac

This is my full command

echo "Enter the file path of Images"
   read input_variable
exiftool -d '%Y%m%d' '-FileName<${CreateDate;}_${Model;}-%.2nc' "$input_variable

I added -%.2nc

[Phil Harvey]

You forgot the closing double quote.  But with that, the script should work (but you should add ".%e" to the end of the fie name).  You can test out the passing of variables using the exiftool -echo option if you need to troubleshoot this.

- Phil