Directory structure creation using -o -r -d

[break80]

As in Example 6 of the "Writing Filenames and Directory tags" ( https://exiftool.org/filename.html ), you show an example using -r and -d together.   In my case, I want to retain the originals and later delete them if all goes well. 

I am running this command in a Windows 10 CMD box in the folder where the original files are located:

    exiftool -o -r -d "C:\Users\Jim\Pictures/test2/"%Y/%m/%Y-%m-%d" "%H-%M-%S%%-c.%%e -m -P "-filename<filemodifydate" .   

The above creates the directory structure I want in my Pictures folder (test2/year/month) and the filenames I want (year-month-day  hour-min-sec)....but it does NOT recurse through all the source folders thus it misses tons of files in folders under the current folder.

If I remove the -o, it does recurse through all the subfolders, and does creates all structures and filenames I want, but it does not retain the original files.

I have tried several different order of -o, -r, -d, and tried moving the -o into other locations on the command thinking it may be order or location dependent, but nothing works for me.  All other orders and locations give errors.

Can you help me to generate the folders and filenames I want?   

[Hayo Baan]

The -o option takes an argument specifying where the file should go, see the documentation for more info. In your case, I think this might work: -o "%d/%f.%e". I haven't tried it though.

[Phil Harvey]

You forgot to specify the directory for the -o option.  It doesn't matter what you specify because you are overriding the directory when writing the FileName.  So just -o dummy/ will do.

- Phil

Edit: Also, there is something funny with the quotes in your original command.  Try this:

exiftool -o dummy/ -r -d "C:/Users/Jim/Pictures/test2/%Y/%m/%Y-%m-%d %H-%M-%S%%-c.%%e" -m -P "-filename<filemodifydate" .

[break80]

Thanks, perfect.  Quite a program!