Thread: How do I write a Script or shell?
i want automate simple process using script of shell or whatever it's called terminal (we used call them "batch" files in old dos days). here commands want execute in order. want them execute sequentially upon completion of previous command- 1rst command- ffmpeg -i videofile1.avi -sameq intermediate1.mpg 2nd command- ffmpeg -i videofile2.avi -sameq intermediate2.mpg 3rd command- cat intermediate1.mpg intermediate2.mpg > intermediate_all.mpg 4th command- ffmpeg -i intermediate_all.mpg -sameq fonal.avi please keep simple- i'm not knowledgeable in programming. try ... operator && runs second command after , if first command executed properly. code: #!/bin/sh ffmpeg -i videofile1.avi -sameq intermediate1.mpg && ffmpeg -i videofile2.avi -sameq intermediate2.mpg && cat intermediate1.mpg intermediate2.mpg > intermediate_all.mpg && ffmpeg -i int