Iterating over files in Bash and obtaining the index and the counts












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The proper way to iterate over files in a directory in Bash is using "for loop" and glob as following:



for f in *.jpg; do

    echo "- Processing file: $f"

done


But how can I retrieve the total count of the files and the current index of the loop interaction? I need the total count, not the cumulative count to show the progress.






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    The proper way to iterate over files in a directory in Bash is using "for loop" and glob as following:



    for f in *.jpg; do
    
    echo "- Processing file: $f"
    
done


    But how can I retrieve the total count of the files and the current index of the loop interaction? I need the total count, not the cumulative count to show the progress.






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      The proper way to iterate over files in a directory in Bash is using "for loop" and glob as following:



      for f in *.jpg; do
      
    echo "- Processing file: $f"
      
done


      But how can I retrieve the total count of the files and the current index of the loop interaction? I need the total count, not the cumulative count to show the progress.






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      The proper way to iterate over files in a directory in Bash is using "for loop" and glob as following:



      for f in *.jpg; do
      
    echo "- Processing file: $f"
      
done


      But how can I retrieve the total count of the files and the current index of the loop interaction? I need the total count, not the cumulative count to show the progress.






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          I would store the list of files in an array, so that you don't have to read the file system twice, increasing performance and reducing potential race conditions. Then use another variable as the index.



          files=(*.jpg)
          
total=${#files[@]}
          
i=0
          
for f in "${files[@]}"; do
          
    i=$(( i + 1 ))
          
    echo index $i
          
    echo total $total
          
    echo "- Processing file: $f"
          
done


          Explanation





          • files=(*.jpg): store the glob into the array $files


          • total=${#files[@]}: read the total into $total


          • i=0: initialise $i to 0.


          • i=$(( i + 1 )): add 1 to $i each loop


          This presumes that the "first" loop is 1. Depending on your opinion, you might want to start at 0 instead.






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          • I need to know the count while the for loop is running to show the progress, not at the end.
            – bman
            4 hours ago










          • @bman I'm not sure what you mean. This will display the count during each loop, not at the end.
            – Sparhawk
            4 hours ago










          • It displays the index, not the total count of files. I think I should use something like this for obtaining the count of files: ls -1q *.jpg | wc -l
            – bman
            4 hours ago










          • @bman Ah got it. that might work generally, but (as you suggest in your question), parsing ls is not great. Give me a minute and I'll edit.
            – Sparhawk
            4 hours ago










          • @bman Okay done.
            – Sparhawk
            4 hours ago











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          I would store the list of files in an array, so that you don't have to read the file system twice, increasing performance and reducing potential race conditions. Then use another variable as the index.



          files=(*.jpg)
          
total=${#files[@]}
          
i=0
          
for f in "${files[@]}"; do
          
    i=$(( i + 1 ))
          
    echo index $i
          
    echo total $total
          
    echo "- Processing file: $f"
          
done


          Explanation





          • files=(*.jpg): store the glob into the array $files


          • total=${#files[@]}: read the total into $total


          • i=0: initialise $i to 0.


          • i=$(( i + 1 )): add 1 to $i each loop


          This presumes that the "first" loop is 1. Depending on your opinion, you might want to start at 0 instead.






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          • I need to know the count while the for loop is running to show the progress, not at the end.
            – bman
            4 hours ago










          • @bman I'm not sure what you mean. This will display the count during each loop, not at the end.
            – Sparhawk
            4 hours ago










          • It displays the index, not the total count of files. I think I should use something like this for obtaining the count of files: ls -1q *.jpg | wc -l
            – bman
            4 hours ago










          • @bman Ah got it. that might work generally, but (as you suggest in your question), parsing ls is not great. Give me a minute and I'll edit.
            – Sparhawk
            4 hours ago










          • @bman Okay done.
            – Sparhawk
            4 hours ago
















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          I would store the list of files in an array, so that you don't have to read the file system twice, increasing performance and reducing potential race conditions. Then use another variable as the index.



          files=(*.jpg)
          
total=${#files[@]}
          
i=0
          
for f in "${files[@]}"; do
          
    i=$(( i + 1 ))
          
    echo index $i
          
    echo total $total
          
    echo "- Processing file: $f"
          
done


          Explanation





          • files=(*.jpg): store the glob into the array $files


          • total=${#files[@]}: read the total into $total


          • i=0: initialise $i to 0.


          • i=$(( i + 1 )): add 1 to $i each loop


          This presumes that the "first" loop is 1. Depending on your opinion, you might want to start at 0 instead.






          share|improve this answer























          • I need to know the count while the for loop is running to show the progress, not at the end.
            – bman
            4 hours ago










          • @bman I'm not sure what you mean. This will display the count during each loop, not at the end.
            – Sparhawk
            4 hours ago










          • It displays the index, not the total count of files. I think I should use something like this for obtaining the count of files: ls -1q *.jpg | wc -l
            – bman
            4 hours ago










          • @bman Ah got it. that might work generally, but (as you suggest in your question), parsing ls is not great. Give me a minute and I'll edit.
            – Sparhawk
            4 hours ago










          • @bman Okay done.
            – Sparhawk
            4 hours ago














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          I would store the list of files in an array, so that you don't have to read the file system twice, increasing performance and reducing potential race conditions. Then use another variable as the index.



          files=(*.jpg)
          
total=${#files[@]}
          
i=0
          
for f in "${files[@]}"; do
          
    i=$(( i + 1 ))
          
    echo index $i
          
    echo total $total
          
    echo "- Processing file: $f"
          
done


          Explanation





          • files=(*.jpg): store the glob into the array $files


          • total=${#files[@]}: read the total into $total


          • i=0: initialise $i to 0.


          • i=$(( i + 1 )): add 1 to $i each loop


          This presumes that the "first" loop is 1. Depending on your opinion, you might want to start at 0 instead.






          share|improve this answer














          I would store the list of files in an array, so that you don't have to read the file system twice, increasing performance and reducing potential race conditions. Then use another variable as the index.



          files=(*.jpg)
          
total=${#files[@]}
          
i=0
          
for f in "${files[@]}"; do
          
    i=$(( i + 1 ))
          
    echo index $i
          
    echo total $total
          
    echo "- Processing file: $f"
          
done


          Explanation





          • files=(*.jpg): store the glob into the array $files


          • total=${#files[@]}: read the total into $total


          • i=0: initialise $i to 0.


          • i=$(( i + 1 )): add 1 to $i each loop


          This presumes that the "first" loop is 1. Depending on your opinion, you might want to start at 0 instead.







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          • I need to know the count while the for loop is running to show the progress, not at the end.
            – bman
            4 hours ago










          • @bman I'm not sure what you mean. This will display the count during each loop, not at the end.
            – Sparhawk
            4 hours ago










          • It displays the index, not the total count of files. I think I should use something like this for obtaining the count of files: ls -1q *.jpg | wc -l
            – bman
            4 hours ago










          • @bman Ah got it. that might work generally, but (as you suggest in your question), parsing ls is not great. Give me a minute and I'll edit.
            – Sparhawk
            4 hours ago










          • @bman Okay done.
            – Sparhawk
            4 hours ago


















          • I need to know the count while the for loop is running to show the progress, not at the end.
            – bman
            4 hours ago










          • @bman I'm not sure what you mean. This will display the count during each loop, not at the end.
            – Sparhawk
            4 hours ago










          • It displays the index, not the total count of files. I think I should use something like this for obtaining the count of files: ls -1q *.jpg | wc -l
            – bman
            4 hours ago










          • @bman Ah got it. that might work generally, but (as you suggest in your question), parsing ls is not great. Give me a minute and I'll edit.
            – Sparhawk
            4 hours ago










          • @bman Okay done.
            – Sparhawk
            4 hours ago
















          I need to know the count while the for loop is running to show the progress, not at the end.
          – bman
          4 hours ago




          I need to know the count while the for loop is running to show the progress, not at the end.
          – bman
          4 hours ago












          @bman I'm not sure what you mean. This will display the count during each loop, not at the end.
          – Sparhawk
          4 hours ago




          @bman I'm not sure what you mean. This will display the count during each loop, not at the end.
          – Sparhawk
          4 hours ago












          It displays the index, not the total count of files. I think I should use something like this for obtaining the count of files: ls -1q *.jpg | wc -l
          – bman
          4 hours ago




          It displays the index, not the total count of files. I think I should use something like this for obtaining the count of files: ls -1q *.jpg | wc -l
          – bman
          4 hours ago












          @bman Ah got it. that might work generally, but (as you suggest in your question), parsing ls is not great. Give me a minute and I'll edit.
          – Sparhawk
          4 hours ago




          @bman Ah got it. that might work generally, but (as you suggest in your question), parsing ls is not great. Give me a minute and I'll edit.
          – Sparhawk
          4 hours ago












          @bman Okay done.
          – Sparhawk
          4 hours ago




          @bman Okay done.
          – Sparhawk
          4 hours ago


















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