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Hey folks, this repo is just a collection of various scripts I use frequently enough to justify keeping them in my system PATH. I haven't written documentation for all of these scripts. I might in time. For now, here's just a few highlights.
# bates: PDF Bates Number Extractor & File Renamer
## bates
A simple utility for extracting Bates numbers from PDF documents and optionally renaming files based on those numbers. Particularly useful for organizing legal documents or any PDFs with sequential numbering.
A simple Python-based utility for extracting Bates numbers from PDF documents and optionally renaming files based on those numbers. Particularly useful for organizing legal documents or any PDFs with sequential numbering.
## Overview
### Overview
This tool helps you:
- Extract Bates numbers from PDFs (both text-based and scanned documents)
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- Process entire folders of PDFs in one go
- Prepare files for use with my [Bates Source Link](https://sij.ai/sij/DEVONthink/src/branch/main/Bates%20Source%20Link.scpt$0) DEVONthink script
## Installation
### Installation
1. Install Python dependencies:
```bash
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sudo apt-get install tesseract-ocr poppler-utils
```
## Basic Usage
### Basic Usage
Test extraction without renaming files:
```bash
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python3 bates.py /path/to/folder --prefix "FWS-" --digits 6 --name-prefix "FWS "
```
## Options
### Options
- `--prefix`: The Bates number prefix to search for (default: "FWS-")
- `--digits`: Number of digits after the prefix (default: 6)
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- `--name-prefix`: Prefix to use when renaming files
- `--log`: Set logging level (DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR, CRITICAL)
## Notes
### Notes
- Always test with `--dry-run` first
- Original filenames are preserved in Finder comments (macOS only)
- OCR is disabled by default to keep things fast
## Questions or Issues?
Feel free to open an issue on GitHub if you run into any problems or have suggestions for improvements.