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On Wednesday 25 June 2008, Grant wrote: |
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> > This: |
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> > j = basename $i .jpg |
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> > should be more like this: |
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> > j=$( basename $i .jpg ) |
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> > Or: j=${i%.jpg} |
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> > That is, there must be no whitespace around the '='. And in order |
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> > to set j to the result of a command, use $( command ) or ` command |
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> > `. |
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> Worked perfectly, thanks a lot everyone. |
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Isn't there a little known and unused but very useful command that |
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already does this? This type of usage often comes up on mailing lists |
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and invariably someone mentions it after 20 posts or so, but I can |
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never remember what it is. Used a lot like rename, but that's not it. |
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Alan McKinnon |
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alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com |
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