[gentoo-user] Re: Batch resizing of photos

[Grant Edwards]

On 2006-12-25, Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk> wrote:
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> On Sun, 24 Dec 2006 13:25:39 +0100, Etaoin Shrdlu wrote:
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>> if you don't want to keep the original images, then it's simpler:
>>=20
>> for i in *.jpeg; do
>>   convert -resize WxH ${i} ${i}.resized
>>   mv ${i}.resized ${i}     # caution: overwrites original file
>> done
>
> If the convert command fails, the original file will still be overwritten
> with a possibly empty output file. A safer option is:
>
> for i in *.jpeg; do
>   convert -resize WxH ${i} ${i}.resized && mv ${i}.resized ${i}     # cauti=
> on: overwrites original file
> done

You guys are making things too complicated.  As someboyd else
suggested, use mogrify. Or just tell convert to write to the
same filename, and it'll do the right thing:

for i in *.jpeg; do
  convert resize WxH ${i} ${i}
done  

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