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>> >> > cd dir1 |
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>> >> > for i in *jpg |
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>> >> > do |
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>> >> > j = basename $i .jpg |
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>> >> > cp -u ${j}.jpg dir2/${j}_original.jpg |
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>> >> > done |
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>> >> > |
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>> >> > 'cp -u' works around the messy problem of checking if the |
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>> >> > destination file exists |
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> [...] |
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>> I put the above script in a file, added the appropriate header, issued |
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>> chmod, and when I execute with ./file I get a bunch of these: |
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>> |
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>> ./script: line 6: j: command not found |
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>> cp: cannot stat `.jpg': No such file or directory |
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> |
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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 $i .jpg ) |
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> |
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> Or: j=${i%.jpg} |
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> |
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> That is, there must be no whitespace around the '='. And in order to set j |
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> to the result of a command, use $( command ) or ` command `. |
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Worked perfectly, thanks a lot everyone. |
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- Grant |
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