Batch PDF Script

[blivori]

Hi,

I would like to create/find a bash script that batches all the PDF files in a folder and rename the combined PDF file as the folder name (And also do the sub-folder recursively the same way).

I know that you can do this by PDFTK or GhostScript, however I'm new to bash scripting.

Can anyone help please?

Thanks & Regards,
blivori

[blivori]

i was trying to create a few lines that would recursively search for any pdf files in a folder and it's subfolders and add those files to an array - but it's not working (ignoring the directory paths)

Any help please?

#!/bin/bash

SEARCHDIR=/home/user/search_directory
DESTDIR=/home/user/destination_directory
EXT=pdf

files=()
file=0

for EXT in ${EXTS[@]}
do
	COUNTER=0
	for file in $( find $SEARCHDIR -name "*.$EXT" -type f )
	do
		BASENAME=$(basename $file .$EXT)
		FILENAME=$BASENAME
		while [ -e ${DESTDIR}/${FILENAME}.$EXT ]
		do
			COUNTER=$[$COUNTER+1]
			FILENAME=${BASENAME}${COUNTER}
			FILENAME=$file
			
		done
		
	done	
done

			files = (echo "$file")
			files = $[$files++]
			echo $files