I need a bash script for use in the Linux terminal which should go something like:
#!/bin/bash
for textgrid_file in ./*.TextGrid and for wav_file in ./*.wav
do
praat --run pitch.praat "$textgrid_file" "$wav_file" >> output.txt
done
I.e. I need to iterate through pairs of files with extensions .textgrid and .wav because in my Praat script pitch.praat I have two arguments to pass. How can I implement it via bash scripting?
You can use an array support to iterate over first glob pattern and use 2nd file from array:
waves=(*.wav)
k=0
for textgrid_file in *.TextGrid; do
praat --run pitch.praat "$textgrid_file" "${waves[k++]}" >> output.txt
done
If I understand you right, both filename share the same basename.
#!/bin/bash
for textgrid_file in ./*.TextGrid
do
name=$(basename $textgrid_file .TextGrid)
wfile="$name.wav"
praat --run pitch.praat "$textgrid_file" "$wfile" >> output.txt
done
Extract the common basename with basename.
