Sorting photos

Background

Having imported images from my DSLR to a folder such as My_photo_session, I end up with a directory containing raw and jpeg image files:

/My_photo_session
	DSC_6494.JPG
	DSC_6494.NEF
	DSC_6466.JPG
	DSC_6466.NEF

Before starting to develop the images in my raw image editing software of choice, I usually sort the images into two directories: one for raws and one for jpegs. Until now, this has been a manual process.

The script

The following script is saved as /usr/local/bin/sort_photos:

#!/bin/bash

mkdir jpg
mkdir raw
mv *.JPG jpg
mv *.NEF raw

Result

Recall the file structure presented at the beginning of this post:

/My_photo_session
	DSC_6494.JPG
	DSC_6494.NEF
	DSC_6466.JPG
	DSC_6466.NEF

Executing the script from /developed_jpg results in the following file structure:

/My_photo_session
    /jpg
        DSC_6494.JPG
        DSC_6466.JPG
    /raw
        DSC_6494.NEF
        DSC_6466.NEF

Reverting

If, for any reason, I execute sort_photos but then change my mind, I can reverse the operation using the following script which is saved as /usr/local/bin/unsort_photos:

#!/bin/bash

mv jpg/* .
mv raw/* .

rmdir jpg
rmdir raw