On Sat, 19 Feb 2005 10:24:04 -0500 Scott Milliken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Here's a code snippet of a script I use often to number a bunch of pics > in a directory that I think shows how to do what you want to do: > > $PICNUM=100 > for FNAME in DSC*.JPG > do > NEWNAME=My_Pictures-$PICNUM.jpg > mv $FNAME $NEWNAME > PICNUM=$(($PICNUM+1)) > done > > This works in /bin/sh from my FreeBSD 4.11 system and also bash. If you > want to perform a mathematical operation on a shell variable, just > surround the expression with $(( expr )) and it'll work. > > Hope that helps. > > Scott Milliken > Thank You. Y saw the use of '$(( expr ))' some time ago in 'Advanced Bash Scripting Guide', but I thought it was only for 'bash'. I am using FreeBSD 5.3 and it also works in '/bin/sh'. Best Regards, Ale _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
