http://linux.blowshard.net /dev/urandom Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:53:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en echo "Execute $somecode ?" read bogusvar $somecode ----- The above might be the most important part of any bash script. It does two things : 1. Shows you the actual command being executed 2. Gives you the chance to cancel the program I recently learned the importance of this when "rm -rf $variable" became ... http://linux.blowshard.net/2008/03/19/bash-scripting-the-importance-of-a-sanity-check/ So today I needed a bash script that will use lame to batch covert mp3 files to a lower bitrate so I can squeeze more onto my mp3 player. After looking around on the net and taking bits of other peoples code (thanks NoStop and keefaz) I came up with this ... http://linux.blowshard.net/2007/03/10/bash-script-batch-convert-mp3/ Answer the age old question. Download script here. #!/bin/sh # Which is better, GNOME or KDE ? # # Version : .014 beta # Last changes : 3/7/2007 # http://linux.blowshard.net # # Not for use in a production environment ver=".013 beta" wmCheck="GNOME" #GNOME goes first… echo echo "KDE vs GNOME $ver" echo while [ "$solved" != "2" ]; do if [ "$wmCheck" = ... http://linux.blowshard.net/2007/03/05/bash-script-gnome-vs-kde/ When using echo to send text to sha1sum make sure you do it like this : echo -n "abc123" | sha1sum and not echo "abc123" | sha1sum Without the -n echo adds a new line to the text. Like if you were to type abc123 then hit enter. Notice : echo "abc123" | ... http://linux.blowshard.net/2007/03/05/bash-scripting-sha1sum/