the problem im having (i meant to include earlier), is that not all the output is stripped of whitespace, the output of this script i fed into a text file and pasted here:
http://pastebin.com/m498e6116 On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 1:30 PM, Anthony Parks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ok so i at least got somewhere. i found out how to operate on a directory, > but first im trying to strip all the whitespace and trailing backslash so i > can i have a neat and tidy name to feed into the output argument of k9copy. > pasted here: > http://pastebin.com/d4932b197 > > > > > On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 12:07 PM, Anthony Parks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> hi im currently writing a bash script to take each subdirectory of .vob >> files in a film directory and shrink each subdirectory into an *.iso that >> can fit onto a single-layer DVD-R using k9copy's command-line parser. how do >> i loop through subdirectories using a "for" iterative construct? >> >> although this doesnt work, the code below should give anybody some idea of >> what i'd like the script to do: >> >> for dir in dirs >> do >> k9copy --input $PWD --output '$PWD'+".iso" >> done >> >> obviously this is something like pseudocode right now, but... >> any suggestions? >> >> >> On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 12:00 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> Send mhvlug mailing list submissions to >>> [email protected] >>> >>> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >>> http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug >>> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> You can reach the person managing the list at >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >>> than "Re: Contents of mhvlug digest..." >>> >>> >>> Today's Topics: >>> >>> 1. Re: New Member saying Hi (Chris Knadle) >>> 2. Re: New Member saying Hi (Jack Chastain) >>> 3. Re: New Member saying Hi (Chris Knadle) >>> >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Message: 1 >>> Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2008 12:10:11 -0400 >>> From: Chris Knadle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Subject: Re: [mhvlug] New Member saying Hi >>> To: [email protected] >>> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" >>> >>> On Sunday 20 July 2008, Jack Chastain wrote: >>> > Greetings to the list. >>> > >>> > I am a new member, live just south of the Orange/Ulster line not all >>> that >>> > far from New Paltz. I am a Unix SA familiar with Solaris and have just >>> > started really getting involved with Linux. >>> > >>> > I could sure use some help :-) >>> > >>> > I am using Kubuntu on an IBM Thinkpad imported from overseas. Nothing >>> > terribly odd with it other than some of the keys don't quite have a >>> > familiar marking - problem easily solved with a seperate keyboard and >>> > mouse. In all, I am very impressed with what I have so far. >>> >>> Concerning the laptop keyboard -- if you have multimedia keys, I was >>> able >>> to get the multimedia keys on an IBM Thinkpad working by a) setting the >>> keyboard laytout in the Control Center under "Regional & >>> Accessibility" -> "Keyboard Layout", and b) by installing KMilo to >>> control >>> what program to run for certain keypresses. Unfortunately for some >>> reason I >>> can only get ONE step in volume control with kernel 2.6.26 so far, but it >>> works as expected with 2.6.24. >>> >>> > I would like to start thinking about doing some programming work (in a >>> > language or languages as yet undefined) on the system and initially >>> > installed KDevelop. Have a few problems there and if anyone would care >>> to >>> > share some experience regarding initial setup of that system, it would >>> be >>> > well received. >>> >>> I tried KDevelop and found it confusing and "heavy", and ended up using >>> either Kate, or the Nano command-line editor after copying /etc/nanorc to >>> ~/.nanorc and uncommenting the desired colorization regex sets near the >>> end >>> of the config file. >>> >>> > Looking forward to meeting some folks at the August meeting. Maybe by >>> then, >>> > I will understand a bit more about what I am doing! >>> >>> It takes time. Have fun, and see you in August. >>> -- Chris >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Chris Knadle >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> -------------- next part -------------- >>> A non-text attachment was scrubbed... >>> Name: not available >>> Type: application/pgp-signature >>> Size: 197 bytes >>> Desc: This is a digitally signed message part. >>> Url : >>> http://mhvlug.org/pipermail/mhvlug/attachments/20080720/fd0bf028/attachment-0001.pgp >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> Message: 2 >>> Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2008 12:21:33 -0400 >>> From: "Jack Chastain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Subject: Re: [mhvlug] New Member saying Hi >>> To: [email protected] >>> Message-ID: >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 >>> >>> > >>> > Concerning the laptop keyboard -- if you have multimedia keys, ... >>> > >>> >>> Thanks Chris - no - it is more that on the native keyboard, the keys have >>> German and European keycaps - which makes it a little confusing when your >>> touch skills are at best about 80%. No problems there - I just got a new >>> separate keyboard - it works great. An example is the "1" key has above >>> the >>> one a "+" and below it a pipe symbol. An exclamation mark is .... there >>> it >>> is - over on the shifted close-bracket key. When Shift-1 is actually >>> used, I >>> DO get a bang, but on the intermediate times I don't recall exactly where >>> something is, it is confusing. Just the keycaps - nothing else. >>> >>> >>> > > I would like to start thinking about doing some programming work (in >>> a >>> > > language or languages as yet undefined) on the system and initially >>> > > installed KDevelop. Have a few problems there and if anyone would >>> care to >>> > > share some experience regarding initial setup of that system, it >>> would be >>> > > well received. >>> > >>> > I tried KDevelop and found it confusing and "heavy", and ended up >>> using >>> > either Kate, or the Nano command-line editor after copying /etc/nanorc >>> to >>> > ~/.nanorc and uncommenting the desired colorization regex sets near the >>> end >>> > of the config file. >>> > >>> >>> KDevelop itself doesn't look too bad (considering I have been a pretty >>> strictly vi/command-line nut for about 10 years now) and I may continue >>> to >>> fight with it, but I will also look at your suggestions. I tend to prefer >>> the simple things, but have reasons to look at IDE platforms as well. It >>> has >>> just been an awful long time. Right now, I am having a miserable time >>> with >>> the canned "hello world" sample giving Qt errors that I just can't work >>> out. >>> Sigh. It isn't even "my code"! >>> >>> But yes, I agree that at a very first look, it looks pretty massive. >>> Maybe >>> it will be worth it - I am not yet sure. I will find out just how >>> tenacious >>> I wish to be. >>> >>> JC >>> >>> > >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org >>> > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug >>> > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium >>> > Jun 4 - Sqeak! and eToys >>> > Jul 2 - KVM (Tenative) >>> > Aug 6 - Zenos >>> > Sep 3 - TBD >>> > >>> > >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Eschew obfuscation and pompous prolixity. >>> >>> Light a man a fire, he is warm for the night. >>> Light a man afire, he is warm for the rest of his life. >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> Message: 3 >>> Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:08:19 -0400 >>> From: Chris Knadle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Subject: Re: [mhvlug] New Member saying Hi >>> To: [email protected] >>> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" >>> >>> On Sunday 20 July 2008, Jack Chastain wrote: >>> > > Concerning the laptop keyboard -- if you have multimedia keys, ... >>> > >>> > Thanks Chris - no - it is more that on the native keyboard, the keys >>> have >>> > German and European keycaps - which makes it a little confusing when >>> your >>> > touch skills are at best about 80%. >>> >>> Oh, okay -- I had understood what you had said, but not why. Now I get >>> it. >>> Early on I had learned to type with six fingers, and probably just as >>> fast as >>> I can now with touch typing, but I needed to see the keys, so I >>> understand. >>> I still need to learn the Dvorak layout. ;-) >>> >>> > > > I would like to start thinking about doing some programming work >>> (in a >>> > > > language or languages as yet undefined) on the system and initially >>> > > > installed KDevelop. Have a few problems there and if anyone would >>> care >>> > > > to share some experience regarding initial setup of that system, it >>> > > > would be well received. >>> > > >>> > > I tried KDevelop and found it confusing and "heavy", and ended up >>> > > using either Kate, or the Nano command-line editor after copying >>> > > /etc/nanorc to ~/.nanorc and uncommenting the desired colorization >>> regex >>> > > sets near the end of the config file. >>> > >>> > KDevelop itself doesn't look too bad (considering I have been a pretty >>> > strictly vi/command-line nut for about 10 years now) and I may continue >>> to >>> > fight with it, but I will also look at your suggestions. I tend to >>> prefer >>> > the simple things, but have reasons to look at IDE platforms as well. >>> It >>> > has just been an awful long time. >>> >>> That happens. >>> >>> > Right now, I am having a miserable time >>> > with the canned "hello world" sample giving Qt errors that I just can't >>> > work out. Sigh. It isn't even "my code"! >>> >>> Be mindful of which Qt development tree you have installed; you might >>> be >>> trying to compile Qt 3 programs with the Qt 4 development tree... or >>> vice-versa. I found it easier to use Qt's 'qmake' to create the Makefile >>> and >>> which got rid of a lot of the compile difficulty I was running into. >>> Also, since you're running Ubutnu, you need to install several -dev >>> libraries in order to compile programs, such as libqt4-dev [or >>> libqt3-mt-dev], along with qt4-dev-tools, etc. The development libraries >>> are >>> separated from the rest of the binaries to save space, because most >>> people >>> don't need them -- but you do. And you can install both Qt3 development >>> as >>> well as Qt4 development at the same time, BTW. >>> >>> > But yes, I agree that at a very first look, it looks pretty massive. >>> Maybe >>> > it will be worth it - I am not yet sure. I will find out just how >>> tenacious >>> > I wish to be. >>> >>> I figure I can go back to KDevelop once I have a large enough project >>> that >>> needs a big IDE. Kate can deal with several files at once as well as an >>> overall project, and it's a much lighter interface. However, somehow I >>> found >>> myself longing for working in a text console with colorized code. I >>> tried 'jed' for a bit, which was pretty good but I didn't like the way it >>> wanted to format code it showed, so I ended up back with Nano. >>> >>> I just want something that keeps me working and productive. >>> >>> -- Chris >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Chris Knadle >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> -------------- next part -------------- >>> A non-text attachment was scrubbed... >>> Name: not available >>> Type: application/pgp-signature >>> Size: 197 bytes >>> Desc: This is a digitally signed message part. >>> Url : >>> http://mhvlug.org/pipermail/mhvlug/attachments/20080720/e540cc8a/attachment-0001.pgp >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> mhvlug mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug >>> >>> >>> End of mhvlug Digest, Vol 11, Issue 21 >>> ************************************** >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Anthony Parks >> http://www.computingminimalism.org >> >> Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. >> See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html >> >> Say no to software patents: http://www.nosoftwarepatents.com/ >> > > > > -- > Anthony Parks > http://www.computingminimalism.org > > Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. > See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html > > Say no to software patents: http://www.nosoftwarepatents.com/ > -- Anthony Parks http://www.computingminimalism.org Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html Say no to software patents: http://www.nosoftwarepatents.com/ _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium Jun 4 - Sqeak! and eToys Jul 2 - KVM (Tenative) Aug 6 - Zenos Sep 3 - TBD
