#!/bin/bash NUM="$(expr 1 + "$(cat current)")" echo "${NUM}" > current OUT="$(printf "scan_%04d.jpg" "${NUM}")" scanimage --progress --mode color --resolution 300dpi --gamma-value 0.999451 > out.pnm echo "Scanning done..." tojpeg.py out.pnm "${OUT}" && rm -f out.pnm open "${OUT}" echo "Written ${OUT}"