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43 lines
1.1 KiB
Bash
43 lines
1.1 KiB
Bash
#!/bin/bash
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# Faxing (must have 'efax' package installed).
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EXPECTED_ARGS=2
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E_BADARGS=85
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MODEM_PORT="/dev/ttyS2" # May be different on your machine.
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# ^^^^^ PCMCIA modem card default port.
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if [ $# -ne $EXPECTED_ARGS ]
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# Check for proper number of command-line args.
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then
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echo "Usage: `basename $0` phone# text-file"
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exit $E_BADARGS
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fi
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if [ ! -f "$2" ]
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then
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echo "File $2 is not a text file."
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# File is not a regular file, or does not exist.
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exit $E_BADARGS
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fi
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fax make $2 # Create fax-formatted files from text files.
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for file in $(ls $2.0*) # Concatenate the converted files.
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# Uses wild card (filename "globbing")
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#+ in variable list.
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do
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fil="$fil $file"
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done
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efax -d "$MODEM_PORT" -t "T$1" $fil # Finally, do the work.
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# Trying adding -o1 if above line fails.
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# As S.C. points out, the for-loop can be eliminated with
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# efax -d /dev/ttyS2 -o1 -t "T$1" $2.0*
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#+ but it's not quite as instructive [grin].
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exit $? # Also, efax sends diagnostic messages to stdout.
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