Better output than "1 image file updated"

[rubpa]

I rename *.MOV files with the following for loop:

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for i in IMG*.MOV
do
        exiftool -d "%Y%m%d(%H%M%S).%%e" "-FileName<CreationDate" $i
done

    1 image files updated
    1 image files updated


I want a better output than the above. I tried adding -p '$FileName updated to $CreationDate' but I get this:

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Ignored superfluous tag names or invalid options: -FileName ...
    1 image files updated


How can I improve the output to indicate a little more of what exiftool did exactly?

[Phil Harvey]

You fell into this trap.  Try this command instead of your script:

exiftool -d "%Y%m%d(%H%M%S).%%e" "-FileName<CreationDate" -v IMG*.MOV

Here I have added the -v option to give you more details about what ExifTool has done.

- Phil

[rubpa]

Great! But using the for loop is so natural (for me ) that I may continue to use it.

So the trick was the -v option which I think I tried before posting. Anyway, tried again and it gives me what I want.

Thanks for the great tool! 

[Phil Harvey]

Great! But using the for loop is so natural (for me ) that I may continue to use it.

Sure, but just be aware that it will be a LOT slower re-launching ExifTool for each file.

- Phil