#!/bin/sh DIR="." #working directory FROM_EXT="rmvb" #convert from TO_EXT="avi" #to avi format VCODEC="mpeg4" ACODEC="pcm" for i in $DIR/*.$FROM_EXT; do OUT_FILE="`echo "$i" | sed s/.$FROM_EXT/.$TO_EXT/`"; #konverting the video mencoder -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=$VCODEC -oac $ACODEC "$i" -o "$OUT_FILE"; #removing original file rm -f "$i"; done