On 04/03/14 19:56, null wrote: > Hello, > I think the reason why LibreOffice is popping up after you run a > --convert-to command is that you are not using --headless. The flag > --headless hides the LibreOffice GUI, and only performs the operation > specified. Also, it doesn't look like wildcards (the * that you used to > indicate all the files in a directory) work with LibreOffice. I tested > this command in a folder with a bunch of .doc files in it: > soffice --headless --convert-to odt *.doc > It did not produce any output. > However, the following command works correctly, and does not load > LibreOffice afterwords: > soffice --headless --convert-to odt mydocfile.doc > (You would use the "libreoffice" command as it appears you are using > Linux, but because I am using Windows, I have to use "soffice.") > So, since wildcards (at least for me) don't work with LibreOffice, you > would have to create a script (if you wanted some kind of recursive > automation that you mentioned) that looped through the files that you > wanted to convert and ran the --convert-to command separately for each > one. You can also use --outdir to change the output directory. > Here is an AskLO thread that may be useful: > http://ask.libreoffice.org/en/question/2641/convert-to-command-line-parameter/ > > I hope this helps! > > Regards, > xmlhttprequest.o...@gmail.com > > > On 3/4/2014 4:34 PM, Ed_0 wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I would like to know, why does libreoffice open up after running in a >> terminal "libreoffice --convert-to odt *.doc? >> >> What if I want a recursive behaviour? >> >> Thank you for answering. >> >> Sincerely. >> >> > >
Hi, Just tried "libreoffice --headless --convert-to odt *.doc* and it worked like a charm. Thank you! Kind regards, Ed -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
