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