[mdlug] batch name changes

[Garry Stahl]

On 01/24/2013 02:50 PM, Ingles, Raymond wrote:
> Sure. A loop on the files, and use the "-b" option to the "file" command, and the "cut" utility, and you're just about set.
>
> Here's an example:
>
> #!/bin/sh
>
> # Helps handle filenames with spaces
> IFS=`printf '\n\t'`
>
> for FILE in $*
> do
>   echo $FILE
>   IS_IMAGE=`file -b $FILE | cut -f2 -d" "`
>   if [ "image" = "$IS_IMAGE" ]; then
>     IMAGE_TYPE=`file -b $FILE | cut -f1 -d" "`
>     case $IMAGE_TYPE in
>      GIF)
>        echo "It's a gif!"
>        mv $FILE $FILE.gif
>      ;;
>      JPEG)
>        echo "It's a jpeg!"
>        mv $FILE $FILE.jpg
>      ;;
>      *)
>        echo "I dunno what to do with image type " $IMAGE_TYPE
>      ;;
>     esac
>   fi
> done
>
I understood not a word of that.  I have no idea how to put it into 
practice.

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