[SOLVED] mkdir naming variable

I am trying to make a batch command set that will convert files from .NEF to .jpg and place them in a directory with the same name as the parent + jpg attached to the end within the parent directory.

mkdir $(name of parent directory + jpg) # ie /test would now contain /testjpg as a sub directory#; ufraw-batch --out-type=jpg *.NEF ; mv *.jpg testjpg

Running the command set in a directory called photos with files 001.NEF, 002.NEF would create directory photosjpg within photos containing the files 001.jpg and 002.jpg. The original .NEF files would remain in photos.

I am not sure I follow 100% but are you looking for something like:

mkdir "${PWD}jpg"

that makes testjpg a sister directory to test, not a child of test which is what I want, but many thanks

Nef is propriety used on nikon slrs, how will you get the conversion done? I don't think a simple rename will work.

Originally Posted by ericson007 Nef is propriety used on nikon slrs, how will you get the conversion done? I don't think a simple rename will work.

it is not a simple rename and the part you are talking about works. I am interested in something along the lines of

home$:mkdir "${PWD}jpg"

nikon is sorted. thanks

that makes testjpg a sister directory to test, not a child of test which is what I want, but many thanks

Actually that is incorrect. $PWD stores the name of the directory you are in, hence issuing the command would result in a directory being created as a child

Originally Posted by grail Actually that is incorrect. $PWD stores the name of the directory you are in, hence issuing the command would result in a directory being created as a child

I know what you are saying and I agree with you but I am passing on what I am getting. I am issuing the command from within the directory /home/test and it is creating /home/testjpg.

Study@Study:~$ ls
Accounts         Library                 test
Calibre Library  Mail                    The Blues Brothers (1980) [1080p]
Desktop          Music                   The Usual Suspects
Documents        MUSIX_GNU+Linux_3.0rc1  vids
Downloads        MyMachines              VirtualBox VMs
Dropbox          Pictures                workspace
Holidays         Scrabble                
Jobs             Shared
kde3-backup      sketchbook
Study@Study:~$ cd test
Study@Study:~/test$ mkdir "${PWD}jpg"
Study@Study:~/test$ ls
tect.txt
Study@Study:~/test$ ls ..
Accounts         Library                 test
Calibre Library  Mail                    testjpg
Desktop          Music                   The Blues Brothers (1980) [1080p]
Documents        MUSIX_GNU+Linux_3.0rc1  The Usual Suspects
Downloads        MyMachines              vids
Dropbox          Pictures                VirtualBox VMs
Holidays         Scrabble                workspace
Jobs             Shared                  
kde3-backup      sketchbook
Study@Study:~/test$

Sorry .. I forgot about the full path being there

Try:

mkdir "${PWD##*/}jpg"

Originally Posted by grail Sorry .. I forgot about the full path being there Try: mkdir "${PWD##*/}jpg"

thank you that worked what does the ##*/ do

Search on this page for ${var##Pattern}