From b0b307b1e34401902729590f4af6ea18de300fc0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sanj <67624670+iodrift@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2024 14:02:06 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Auto-update: Sat Oct 26 14:02:06 PDT 2024

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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)
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ This tool helps you:
 - 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
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ On Ubuntu/Debian:
 sudo apt-get install tesseract-ocr poppler-utils
 ```
 
-## Basic Usage
+### Basic Usage
 
 Test extraction without renaming files:
 ```bash
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Rename files based on Bates numbers:
 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)
@@ -60,12 +60,8 @@ python3 bates.py /path/to/folder --prefix "FWS-" --digits 6 --name-prefix "FWS "
 - `--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.
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