dlib/tools/imglab/copy_imglab_dataset

#!/bin/bash

if [ "$#" -ne 2 ]; then
    echo "This script copies an imglab XML file and its associated images to a new folder."
    echo "Notably, it will avoid copying unnecessary images."
    echo "Call this script like this:"
    echo "   ./copy_dataset some_file.xml dest_dir"
    exit 1
fi

XML_FILE=$1
DEST=$2



FILES=`imglab --files $XML_FILE | xargs perl  -e 'use File::Spec; foreach (@ARGV) {print File::Spec->abs2rel($_) . "\n"}' | sort | uniq`

mkdir $DEST
cp -a --parents $FILES $DEST

convert_imglab_paths_to_relative $XML_FILE > $DEST/$(basename $XML_FILE)