move-file-to-uuid-archive

#!/bin/bash

# Given a single file,
# If it as an exif UUID value,
# rename the file and move it to a global storage area.

UUID_ARCHIVE_PATH=${UUID_ARCHIVE_PATH:-~/Downloads/webp_archive}

source_file="$1"

# Check if the source file exists
if [ ! -f "$source_file" ]; then
  echo "Source file not found: $source_file" >&2
  exit 1
fi

# Generate the target file name
uuid=$(exiftool -s -S -UUID "${source_file}")
extension="${source_file##*.}"

target_file="${UUID_ARCHIVE_PATH}/${uuid}.${extension}"
mv "$source_file" "$target_file"

echo "Moved $source_file to $target_file"   >&2