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[feisty_meow.git] / scripts / multimedia / webcam_snagger.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# the file name to be found on the remote site is expected to be named
+# using the prefix and suffix below.
+# example: prefix=webcam and suffix=jpg leads to a picture named webcam.jpg
+FILE_PREFIX=webcam
+FILE_SUFFIX=jpg
+
+# this is the location on the internet (or local network) where the file
+# can be found.
+#WEBPIX_SITE='http://gruntose.com/'
+WEBPIX_SITE='ftp://velma/incoming'
+
+# this points at the directory where the downloaded pictures will be stored.
+WEBPIX_DIR=$HOME/pix_webcam
+if [ ! -d $WEBPIX_DIR ]; then mkdir $WEBPIX_DIR; fi
+# make sure that the directory creation worked.
+if [ ! -d $WEBPIX_DIR ]; then 
+  echo "The target directory $WEBPIX_DIR cannot be created."
+  exit 51;
+fi
+
+# the number of seconds to sleep between snapshots of the source file.
+SNOOZE_PERIOD=3
+
+# our loop variable.  if you want the numbers that are added to the name to
+# start at a different value, then change that here.
+index=1
+
+while [ $index -lt 10000 ]; do
+  # grab the file and store it to a local location.  
+  chewed_index=$index
+#hmmm: would be nice to have the numbers prefixed by zeros.
+  if [ $chewed_index -lt 1000 ]; then chewed_index=0$chewed_index; fi
+  if [ $chewed_index -lt 100 ]; then chewed_index=0$chewed_index; fi
+  if [ $chewed_index -lt 10 ]; then chewed_index=0$chewed_index; fi
+
+  wget -i $WEBPIX_SITE/$FILE_PREFIX.$FILE_SUFFIX -o $WEBPIX_DIR/$FILE_PREFIX$chewed_index.$FILE_SUFFIX
+
+  index=$(expr $index + 1)
+  sleep $SNOOZE_PERIOD
+done
+