Re: Absolute path in for loop / output?

[John MacFarlane <jgm-TVLZxgkOlNX2fBVCVOL8/A@public.gmane.org>]

Here $f is going to be an absolute path.
So you should not add a directory.

Just use

 -o "${f%.md}.htm"; \


Martin Post <martinpostberlin-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> writes:

> I need to use Pandoc with absolute input and output paths in a shell 
> script, like so:
>
> #!/bin/bash
>
> for f in "/users/myname/desktop/test/input/"*.md; \
> do \
> pandoc "$f" \
> --standalone \
> -o "/users/myname/desktop/test/output/"${f%.md}.htm; \
> done
>
> … which gives an error:
>
> /users/myname/desktop/test/output//users/myname/desktop/test/input/1.htm: 
> openFile: does not exist (No such file or directory)
>
> (Removing the output path will render the files in the source directory, as 
> expected.)
>
> I realise the problem is probably my limited understanding of how the shell 
> works, not something with Pandoc. I still hope someone here can help. Thank 
> you.
>
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