Sys Admin for Creatives

The Command Line Interface is a useful tool for record manipulation, system interactions, task automation, and infrastructure administration for teams.

Basic Commands

This CLI Command List is a great starting point for navigating the basics of terminal commands.

Shell Automations

Shell Configuration Files are an easy way to streamline commands for future use. Here is an example of a simple bash shell command for manipulating image data:

for i in *.tif; do sips -s format png $i--out ./pngs/${l//.tif/.png}; done

Breakdown

• for i in *.tif
  • Loops through every .tif file in the current directory.
• do ... done
  • Defines the commands to run for each file.
• sips -s format png
  • Uses macOS sips to convert the image format to PNG.
• $i
  • Refers to the current .tif file.
• --out ./pngs/...
  • Saves the converted file into the pngs folder.
• ${i//.tif/.png}
  • Performs shell string replacement, changing the filename extension from .tif to .png