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My short solution to convert flac to mp3 caught a lot of attention, and uncovered a demand for a more sophisticated solution. Therefore, after all the scripts posted in the comments, I decided to go on and write an extensive script that should be able to offer all the requested functionality (and more). This post contains a script and installation instructions to allow you to convert both individual files and directories, keep the tags of the files fully intact and enjoy an easy-to-use drag 'n drop interface. (More)

If you use bash for scripting you will undoubtedly have to use conditions a lot, for example for an if ... then construct or a while loop. The syntax of these conditions can seem a bit daunting to learn and use. This tutorial aims to help the reader understanding conditions in bash, and provides a comprehensive list of the possibilities. A small amount of general shell knowledge is assumed.

Difficulty: Basic - Medium  (More)

Whether this was caused by global warming or by the many visitors that kept on coming during the time Linux Tutorial Blog was frozen we'll never know, but this blog is melting. Featuring a new tutorial and some upcoming changes, LTB is once more a place to keep watching, a "regular Linux tutorial source". I hope you will enjoy this new breeze of activity!  (More)