Re: [gthumb-list] personalized command

[Paolo Bacchilega <paolo bacchilega libero it>]

Il 02/10/21 00:59, Paolo Benvenuto via gthumb-list ha scritto:
> Hi! I have trouble understanding how the command personalization works.
>
> I want to apply this command to the selected images:
>
> exiftool -d 'new name %Y-%m-%d--%H.%M.%S.%%e' '-filename<CreateDate' *
>
> A first issue is: how do I avoid that gthumb interprets the "%"s as its 
> own parameters? something like a "%%" parameter would be needed.
I agree, that's a missing feature

> A second issue: how do I pass the file names? with %F (path)? the docs 
> aren't clear: is it a path = the directory in which the file is or a 
> path= the base name with the complete directories?
%F is the full path (directories + base name)

> A third issue: if the expression for renaming has spaces, subdirs are 
> created. How do I avoid this?
You have to use %quote, for example %quote{ text with spaces }