#!/bin/bash
#
# batchresize
# script by david buchmann, budda@budda.ch
# call convert repeatedly to resize lots of files at a time
# Warning: This script overwrites your existing files with the scaled ones!
#
# version: 0.1, 21.1.2004
# this program is provided as is. no warranty at all.
#

  if [ "$1" != "" ] ; then
   size=$1 ; shift 
   for i in $*
   do
     convert -resize $size $i $i
   done

#exit with success
  exit 0
 fi
  
echo "Usage: batchresize WidthxHeight files"
echo "Example: batchconvert 800x600 *.jpg"
echo "Use any format string you can pass to convert as -resize parameter (see man convert)"
echo "Tip: if some of your files are more wide than high and some the contrary, you can pass 800x800 to get them all the same size"
echo ""
echo "Warning: This script will overwrite your existing files with the scaled files!"
exit 1