Hello, I want to create a very simple (if possible) script that can take a list of files from a directory and put them in a list and let me select one of them from the list and then run a command on that one file.

An example is that i have 50 images in a single directory.
I want to run the script and then see a list of the images' file names and then be able to press the up or down buttons on the keyboard and then press enter on the one i want to run my command on (image magick resize).

Another example is for removing back files. I have a bunch in a directory and i like to remove them every now and then. If i could run this script and select the backup file i want to delete from the list, that would be great. I figure i'd have to modify that script so that it knows what command to do on the selected item, but how do i get to that list in the first place?

Can someone point me in the right direction on this one?

-Thanks

That doesn't sound like a simple script but it would be an interesting exercise.
If you are realy looking for the functionality then you want a File manager. There are many that use just the command line and others for a GUI interface.
See some examples here.
http://www.linux.com/archive/articles/113952

I am not sure a filemanager will work. The file manager would work for things like deleting files, but not the image stuff. I want to be able to do this all through command line and want to keep it simple so that i can tailor it to many different things.

While it may not be a super simple script, maybe someone can locate one that does this and i can modify it to make it my own.

-Thanks

Midnight Commander for one looks to be extentable enough for your request. See the following excerpt from http://www.ibiblio.org/mc/FAQ

6.5 Is there any way to include additional options or hot keys to MC?

Yes, F2 invokes an user menu, which is fully configurable. You can
add any shell commands to the user menu. See the mc(1) man page for
more info.

Another way to add functionality is the external panelize feature.
See the mc(1) man page for more info.

MC seems like it "could" work, but it is pretty complex if you're not used to command line base file managers, especially if i'm expecting others to use this. That is why my original idea was to go with a few scripts that i could create. It'd be very easy for others to run them.

-Any other ideas?
-Thanks