Rename.sh

#!/bin/bash
set -v
#trap read debug
b=1
space=" "

FONTFORGE_LANGUAGE=ff
export PATH FONTFORGE_LANGUAGE
export FONTFORGE_VERBOSE

SAVEIFS=$IFS
IFS=$(echo -en "\n\b")

convert2otf2() {
        set -v
    #trap read debug
  #tiny ff pe script to grab family name. var saved to $FAMILY
  FAMILY=$(./rename_family.pe $1);
  PATHNAME=$(dirname $1); #echo "PATHNAME: $PATHNAME";
  FONTFILE=$(basename $1); #echo "FONTFILE: $FONTFILE";
  FIRSTLTR=${FAMILY:0:1};
  #make FIRSTLTR lowercase
  FIRSTLOW=${FIRSTLTR,,}; #echo "FIRSTLTR: $FIRSTLTR";
  FAMPATH="$PATHNAME/$FIRSTLOW/$FAMILY";
  if (test -f $1); then
    #multiple iif statement to check for letter directory and family directory unneeded.
    #mkdir will create parents if they don't exist.
    echo -n "checking existence of $FAMPATH ... ";
    if [ ! -d "$FAMPATH" ]; then
      echo "created new directory $FAMPATH!";
      mkdir -p $FAMPATH;
    else
      echo "$FAMPATH exists... skipping creation.";
    fi
    echo -n "CALLING FONTFORGE: ";
    echo "any2ttf.pe $1 $2 $FAMPATH";
    #sourcing any2tff.pe - probably not necessary since it's a fontforge script and not bash; can't hurt
    #source ./any2ttf.pe $1 $2 $FAMPATH;
    mv -n $1 $FAMPATH;
    fi
}

for i in *.{otf,ttf}; do
  echo "=============================================================";
  convert2otf2 $i;
done
IFS=$(echo -en "\n\b")