Adding Keyword if it does not exist

Posted on 2007-12-04 16:17:44-08 by heiko

Hello, I like to add a keyword only if this keyword does not exists. I've tried the following: exiftool "-Keywords+=hugo" -if "not $Keywords=~/hugo/" *.jpg but I always get the message "x files failed condition". Can you say me whats wrong with this condition? Heiko

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Posted on 2007-12-04 16:31:08-08 by exiftool in response to 6616

Re: Adding Keyword if it does not exist

Hi Heiko,

What you have done should work in Windows. If you are in Unix, you would need to use single quotes instead.

I copied your exact command and it works fine for me here.

You can test your condition with an extract command. Try these:

exiftool -keywords -if "not $Keywords=~/hugo/" *.jpg exiftool -keywords -if "$Keywords=~/hugo/" *.jpg

The first command should print keywords for all files without "hugo" in the keywords, and the second should print all the keywords with "hugo".

- Phil

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Posted on 2007-12-04 16:41:02-08 by heiko in response to 6617

Re: Adding Keyword if it does not exist

oh, sorry Phil, all my tests with hugo. hugo was already in the keywords. Your are right, it works .. Heiko

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