---
name: "sort-pictures"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "recoverjpeg"
version: "2.6.3-5"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/sort-pictures"
---

# sort-pictures(1)

sort pictures according to exif date

## NAME

sort-pictures - sort pictures according to exif date

## SYNOPSIS

sort-pictures

## DESCRIPTION

Sort-pictures uses the exif tags in jpeg pictures recovered by recoverjpeg in directories. It creates hard links to organize sorted pictures.

Running sort-pictures will scan the current directory for files named after the template image?????\*.jpg (image followed by at least five characters followed by .jpg). A new hardlink will be created for each file in one of the following directories:

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  *invalid* The picture is an invalid JFIF file.

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  *small* The picture size is less than 100,000 bytes.

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  *undated* Sort-pictures was unable to determine the date of the picture from the exif tags.

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  *YYYY-MM-DD* A directory representing the date at which the picture was taken.

## SEE ALSO

[recoverjpeg(1)](/recoverjpeg/1.md) [remove-duplicates(1)](/remove-duplicates/1.md)

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2004-2016 Samuel Tardieu \<sam@rfc1149.net\>. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

## AUTHORS

Samuel Tardieu \<sam@rfc1149.net\>.