On Wed, 2007-10-10 at 18:52 -0700, Dale Farnsworth wrote: > In article <1192062267.4942.89.camel@cube.tobyhouse.com> you write: > > My script breaks if the file names have spaces... > > > > #!/bin/sh > > # > > BASE="/home/storage/users/craig/Desktop/dw" > > IN="in" > > OUT="out" > > for f in *.flv; do ffmpeg -i $f `basename $f.mp4 .flv`; done > > I don't think the above basename args do what you want. > > > mv *flv $BASE/$IN > > mv *mp4 $BASE/$OUT > > > > How can I fix this? > > I think you want something like: > > ===== begin script ======= > #!/bin/sh > > BASE="/home/storage/users/craig/Desktop/dw" > IN="in" > OUT="out" > > for f in *.flv; do > MP4="`basename "$f" .flv`.mp4" > ffmpeg -i "$f" "$MP4" > mv "$f" "$BASE/$IN" > mv "$MP4" "$BASE/$OUT" > done > ===== end script ======= ---- I like this too - in fact, the two methods are highly instructive for me. When the current batch is finished, I'm going to try this method out. Thanks Craig --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss