Re: bash/sed script help needed
On Wed, 2002-07-03 at 11:36, Lance Hoffmeyer wrote:
> I have ten files in a directory I am trying to convert from *.eps to *.jpg.
>
> file1.eps
> file2.eps
> file3.eps
>
>
> for a in *.eps;do t=`sed 's/*.eps/*.jpg/'`;convert $a $t;done
>
> But this doesn't rename the file to file1.jpg
>
> Why?
Because the sed s/// operator uses regular epressions not globbing.
*.jpg is an example of a globbing pattern. ".*\.jpg" is the same
expressed as a regular epression. Try
s/eps/jpg/
instead.
The other thing is what is sed actually working on? Sed will be getting
nothing. Use
t=`echo $a | sed 's/eps/jpg/'`
All this is not tested, just of the top of my head, so YMMV.
Kind Regards
Crispin Wellington
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