Getting all files from various folders and copying them with unique names

Question

Currently using this command to get all my "fanart" from my TV folder, and dump it into a single folder.

find /volume1/tv/ -type f \( -name '*fanart.jpg'* -o -path '*/fanart/*.jpg' -o -path '*/extrafanart/*.jpg' \) -exec cp {} /volume1/tv/_FANART \;

Here's the issue: a lot of these files have the same name, and can't be dumped into the same folder. Example:

• Folder A
  • fanart.jpg
• Folder B
  • fanart.jpg

Is there a way to copy these files from their respective folders and give them a unique name in the destination folder? Name needn't be anything descriptive, random is just fine.

Thanks!

Answer 1

find /volume1/tv/ -type f \( -name '*fanart.jpg'* -o -path '*/fanart/*.jpg' -o -path '*/extrafanart/*.jpg' \) -exec cp --backup=numbered  {} /volume1/tv/_FANART \;

..

cp --backup=numbered  {}

If the file exists, this will not overwrite but make a backup with a number assigned.

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