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9 changes: 7 additions & 2 deletions src/sortphotos.py
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Expand Up @@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ def get_metadata(self, *args):
def sortPhotos(src_dir, dest_dir, sort_format, rename_format, recursive=False,
copy_files=False, test=False, remove_duplicates=True, day_begins=0,
additional_groups_to_ignore=['File'], additional_tags_to_ignore=[],
use_only_groups=None, use_only_tags=None, verbose=True, keep_filename=False):
use_only_groups=None, use_only_tags=None, verbose=True, keep_filename=False, hard_link_files=False):
"""
This function is a convenience wrapper around ExifTool based on common usage scenarios for sortphotos.py

Expand All @@ -249,6 +249,8 @@ def sortPhotos(src_dir, dest_dir, sort_format, rename_format, recursive=False,
True if you want src_dir to be searched recursively for files (False to search only in top-level of src_dir)
copy_files : bool
True if you want files to be copied over from src_dir to dest_dir rather than moved
hard_link_files : bool
True if you want files to be hard symlinked over from src_dir to dest_dir rather than moved or copied
test : bool
True if you just want to simulate how the files will be moved without actually doing any moving/copying
remove_duplicates : bool
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -429,6 +431,8 @@ def sortPhotos(src_dir, dest_dir, sort_format, rename_format, recursive=False,
else:
if copy_files:
shutil.copy2(src_file, dest_file)
elif hard_link_files:
os.link(src_file, dest_file)
else:
shutil.move(src_file, dest_file)

Expand All @@ -453,6 +457,7 @@ def main():
parser.add_argument('dest_dir', type=str, help='destination directory')
parser.add_argument('-r', '--recursive', action='store_true', help='search src_dir recursively')
parser.add_argument('-c', '--copy', action='store_true', help='copy files instead of move')
parser.add_argument('-l', '--link', action='store_true', help='hard link files instead of copy or move')
parser.add_argument('-s', '--silent', action='store_true', help='don\'t display parsing details.')
parser.add_argument('-t', '--test', action='store_true', help='run a test. files will not be moved/copied\ninstead you will just a list of would happen')
parser.add_argument('--sort', type=str, default='%Y/%m-%b',
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -497,7 +502,7 @@ def main():
sortPhotos(args.src_dir, args.dest_dir, args.sort, args.rename, args.recursive,
args.copy, args.test, not args.keep_duplicates, args.day_begins,
args.ignore_groups, args.ignore_tags, args.use_only_groups,
args.use_only_tags, not args.silent, args.keep_filename)
args.use_only_tags, not args.silent, args.keep_filename, args.link)

if __name__ == '__main__':
main()