Docker Setup

I have setup the docker container to run the model evaluation.

Initial Query

Run find . -name "*.pdf" -exec python3 process.py {} txt/{}.txt \; but don't rewrite files that already exist. Instead of .pdf.txt make it just .txt

LLM Generation

Query

Run find . -name "*.pdf" -exec python3 process.py {} txt/{}.txt \; but don't rewrite files that already exist. Instead of .pdf.txt make it just .txt

Output

If you want to search for PDF files and convert them to text files without overwriting existing ones, and ensure the output files have a `.txt` extension instead of `.pdf.txt`, you can't accomplish this with a simple `find` command as you've described. The modification required involves checking if the output `.txt` file already exists before deciding to process the PDF file. You can achieve this by using a shell script or a one-liner that loops through the found files, checks for the existence of the target `.txt` file, and then processes the file if the `.txt` version doesn't exist. One efficient way to do this is by using `find` with a `while` loop or an `if` condition inside a bash script. Here is a solution using a simple bash one-liner: 

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find . -name "*.pdf" | while read -r file; do
    output="txt/$(basename "${file%.pdf}").txt"
    if [ ! -f "$output" ]; then
        python3 process.py "$file" "$output"
    fi
done
Here's what each part does: - `find . -name "*.pdf"`: Finds all `.pdf` files starting from the current directory. - `| while read -r file; do`: For each file found, it reads the filename into the variable `file`. - `output="txt/$(basename "${file%.pdf}").txt"`: Constructs the output filename by stripping the directory from the `$file` path, removing the `.pdf` extension, and appending `.txt` after putting it into the `txt/` directory. - `if [ ! -f "$output" ]; then`: Checks if the output file does not already exist. - `python3 process.py "$file" "$output"`: Runs your Python script with the source PDF and the target text file as arguments. - `fi`: Closes the `if` condition. - `done`: Ends the loop. Make sure the `txt/` directory exists before running this script. You can create it with `mkdir -p txt` to avoid errors. This approach ensures that you don't accidentally overwrite existing `.txt` files and correctly formats the output filename as you wanted.

Extract Code

I extracted the following code from that output: 

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find . -name "*.pdf" | while read -r file; do
    output="txt/$(basename "${file%.pdf}").txt"
    if [ ! -f "$output" ]; then
        python3 process.py "$file" "$output"
    fi
done

Run Code Interpreter

Running the following program: 

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find . -name "*.pdf" | while read -r file; do
    output="txt/$(basename "${file%.pdf}").txt"
    if [ ! -f "$output" ]; then
        python3 process.py "$file" "$output"
    fi
done
And got the output:

PyFunc

final: True Resulting in output: True

Docker Setup

I have setup the docker container to run the model evaluation.

Initial Query

Run find . -name "*.pdf" -exec python3 process.py {} txt/{}.txt \; but don't rewrite files that already exist. Instead of .pdf.txt make it just .txt

LLM Generation

Query

Run find . -name "*.pdf" -exec python3 process.py {} txt/{}.txt \; but don't rewrite files that already exist. Instead of .pdf.txt make it just .txt

Output

To modify the command so that it doesn't overwrite existing `.txt` files and correctly formats the output file name (replacing `.pdf` with `.txt`), you need to incorporate a conditional check before executing the `python3` script. However, the `find` command itself doesn't directly support conditional execution based on the existence of files. Instead, you can use a shell loop or an if-statement within the `-exec` option by invoking a shell. Here's how you can do it: 

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find . -name "*.pdf" | while read pdf; do 
    txt="txt/${pdf%.pdf}.txt"
    if [ ! -f "$txt" ]; then
        python3 process.py "$pdf" "$txt"
    fi
done
This script does the following: - `find . -name "*.pdf"`: Finds all files ending with `.pdf` in the current directory and its subdirectories. - `while read pdf; do`: For each PDF file found, it reads the file path into the variable `pdf`. - `txt="txt/${pdf%.pdf}.txt"`: For each PDF file, it constructs the corresponding `.txt` file path by trimming the `.pdf` part from the original file name and prepending the directory `txt/` to the path. The `${pdf%.pdf}` syntax removes the `.pdf` suffix from `$pdf`. - `if [ ! -f "$txt" ]; then`: Checks if the `.txt` file already exists. If it does not (`! -f "$txt"`), the script proceeds to process the PDF file. - `python3 process.py "$pdf" "$txt"`: Calls the `process.py` script with the PDF file as input and the `.txt` file as output. - `fi`: Ends the if-statement. - `done`: Ends the while loop. Make sure that the `txt/` directory exists or modify the script to create it if necessary. You might want to add a line before the loop like `mkdir -p txt` to ensure the directory is there. This approach allows you to avoid overwriting existing `.txt` files and correctly handles the renaming from `.pdf` to `.txt`.

Extract Code

I extracted the following code from that output: 

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find . -name "*.pdf" | while read pdf; do 
    txt="txt/${pdf%.pdf}.txt"
    if [ ! -f "$txt" ]; then
        python3 process.py "$pdf" "$txt"
    fi
done

Run Code Interpreter

Running the following program: 

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find . -name "*.pdf" | while read pdf; do 
    txt="txt/${pdf%.pdf}.txt"
    if [ ! -f "$txt" ]; then
        python3 process.py "$pdf" "$txt"
    fi
done
And got the output:

PyFunc

final: True Resulting in output: True

Docker Setup

I have setup the docker container to run the model evaluation.

Initial Query

Run find . -name "*.pdf" -exec python3 process.py {} txt/{}.txt \; but don't rewrite files that already exist. Instead of .pdf.txt make it just .txt

LLM Generation

Query

Run find . -name "*.pdf" -exec python3 process.py {} txt/{}.txt \; but don't rewrite files that already exist. Instead of .pdf.txt make it just .txt

Output

To modify your command so that it doesn't overwrite existing `.txt` files and changes the output filename from `.pdf.txt` to just `.txt`, you can use a small shell script snippet within the `-exec` option of `find`. This script will check if the output `.txt` file already exists before attempting to convert the `.pdf` file. Here's how you can do it: 

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find . -name "*.pdf" -exec sh -c 'output="txt/${1%.pdf}.txt"; [ ! -f "$output" ] && python3 process.py "$1" "$output"' _ {} \;
This command works as follows: - `find . -name "*.pdf"`: This part searches for all `.pdf` files starting from the current directory. - `-exec sh -c '...' _ {} \;`: For each `.pdf` file found, this executes a shell command. The `{}` is replaced by the path of the current `.pdf` file found by `find`. The underscore `_` is a placeholder for the `$0` argument in the shell script, which is traditionally the name of the script itself (in this case, we don't need it, so it's just a placeholder). - `output="txt/${1%.pdf}.txt"`: This constructs the output path by stripping the `.pdf` extension from the input filename (`${1%.pdf}`) and appending `.txt`, placing it under the `txt/` directory. - `[ ! -f "$output" ]`: This checks if the output file does **not** already exist. The `!` negates the condition, so the following command is executed only if the file doesn't exist. - `&& python3 process.py "$1" "$output"`: If the output file doesn't exist, this part runs your Python script to process the `.pdf` file and generate the `.txt` file. Make sure the `txt/` directory exists before running this command, or modify the command to create the directory if needed. You can do so by adding `mkdir -p txt/` before executing the `find` command.

Extract Code

I extracted the following code from that output: 

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find . -name "*.pdf" -exec sh -c 'output="txt/${1%.pdf}.txt"; [ ! -f "$output" ] && python3 process.py "$1" "$output"' _ {} \;

Run Code Interpreter

Running the following program: 

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find . -name "*.pdf" -exec sh -c 'output="txt/${1%.pdf}.txt"; [ ! -f "$output" ] && python3 process.py "$1" "$output"' _ {} \;
And got the output:

PyFunc

final: True Resulting in output: True

Docker Setup

I have setup the docker container to run the model evaluation.

Initial Query

Run find . -name "*.pdf" -exec python3 process.py {} txt/{}.txt \; but don't rewrite files that already exist. Instead of .pdf.txt make it just .txt

LLM Generation

Query

Run find . -name "*.pdf" -exec python3 process.py {} txt/{}.txt \; but don't rewrite files that already exist. Instead of .pdf.txt make it just .txt

Output

To modify the provided `find` command so that it converts PDF files to text files without overwriting existing files and names the output files with a `.txt` extension (replacing `.pdf.txt`), you can use a small bash script snippet within the `-exec` option. This script will check if the output `.txt` file already exists before attempting to process a PDF file. Here's how you could do it: 

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find . -name "*.pdf" -exec bash -c 'f="{}"; out="txt/${f%.*}.txt"; [ ! -f "$out" ] && python3 process.py "$f" "$out"' \;
Here's a breakdown of what each part does: - `find . -name "*.pdf"`: This part searches the current directory (and its subdirectories) for files ending with `.pdf`. - `-exec bash -c '...' \;`: For each `.pdf` file found, this part invokes a bash shell to execute the commands enclosed in single quotes. This approach allows us to use bash features such as parameter expansion and conditional checks. - `f="{}"`: This part assigns the path of the found `.pdf` file to a variable named `f`. The `{}` is a placeholder for the current file path output by `find`. - `out="txt/${f%.*}.txt"`: This creates the output path by stripping the `.pdf` extension from the filename and appending `.txt` after moving it into the `txt/` directory. `${f%.*}` removes the extension from `$f`, and `.txt` is appended to rename the file format. - `[ ! -f "$out" ] && python3 process.py "$f" "$out"`: This checks if the output file does not already exist (`[ ! -f "$out" ]`). If it does not exist, the `python3 process.py "$f" "$out"` command is executed to convert the PDF file to a text file. The `&&` operator ensures that the Python script is only run if the output file does not already exist. Make sure that the `txt/` directory exists before running this command, or modify the script to create the directory if needed. You can add `mkdir -p txt` before running the `find` command to ensure this. This approach allows for flexible processing of PDF files into text without overwriting existing files, adhering to the requirements.

Extract Code

I extracted the following code from that output: 

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find . -name "*.pdf" -exec bash -c 'f="{}"; out="txt/${f%.*}.txt"; [ ! -f "$out" ] && python3 process.py "$f" "$out"' \;

Run Code Interpreter

Running the following program: 

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find . -name "*.pdf" -exec bash -c 'f="{}"; out="txt/${f%.*}.txt"; [ ! -f "$out" ] && python3 process.py "$f" "$out"' \;
And got the output:

PyFunc

final: True Resulting in output: True

Docker Setup

I have setup the docker container to run the model evaluation.

Initial Query

Run find . -name "*.pdf" -exec python3 process.py {} txt/{}.txt \; but don't rewrite files that already exist. Instead of .pdf.txt make it just .txt

LLM Generation

Query

Run find . -name "*.pdf" -exec python3 process.py {} txt/{}.txt \; but don't rewrite files that already exist. Instead of .pdf.txt make it just .txt

Output

To accomplish this task, you need to modify the command slightly to check if the output `.txt` file already exists before executing `process.py` on the `.pdf` file. One way to do this is by using a shell loop instead of `-exec` directly with `find`, because you need to add some logic to check for the existence of the output file. Here's how you can do it: 

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find . -name "*.pdf" | while read pdf; do
    txt="txt/${pdf%.pdf}.txt"  # Replace the extension .pdf with .txt and prepend directory name
    if [ ! -f "$txt" ]; then  # Check if the .txt file does not exist
        mkdir -p "$(dirname "$txt")"  # Ensure the target directory exists
        python3 process.py "$pdf" "$txt"
    fi
done
Explanation: 1. `find . -name "*.pdf"`: Finds all `.pdf` files starting from the current directory. 2. `| while read pdf; do`: Pipes the list of `.pdf` files into a while loop, processing them one by one. 3. `txt="txt/${pdf%.pdf}.txt"`: Constructs the output `.txt` file path by stripping the `.pdf` extension and adding `.txt`, also prepending the target directory `txt/`. `${pdf%.pdf}` strips the `.pdf` extension from the `$pdf` variable. 4. `if [ ! -f "$txt" ]; then`: Checks if the `.txt` file does not already exist. 5. `mkdir -p "$(dirname "$txt")"`: Ensures the directory where the `.txt` file will be placed exists. `dirname "$txt"` gets the directory part of `$txt`, and `mkdir -p` creates it if it doesn't exist, without complaining if it does. 6. `python3 process.py "$pdf" "$txt"`: Calls your `process.py` script with the `.pdf` file and the intended `.txt` output file as arguments. This approach ensures that `.txt` files corresponding to `.pdf` files are only generated if they do not already exist, preventing overwrites. Additionally, it carefully constructs paths to handle filenames with spaces and special characters correctly.

Extract Code

I extracted the following code from that output: 

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find . -name "*.pdf" | while read pdf; do
    txt="txt/${pdf%.pdf}.txt"  # Replace the extension .pdf with .txt and prepend directory name
    if [ ! -f "$txt" ]; then  # Check if the .txt file does not exist
        mkdir -p "$(dirname "$txt")"  # Ensure the target directory exists
        python3 process.py "$pdf" "$txt"
    fi
done

Run Code Interpreter

Running the following program: 

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find . -name "*.pdf" | while read pdf; do
    txt="txt/${pdf%.pdf}.txt"  # Replace the extension .pdf with .txt and prepend directory name
    if [ ! -f "$txt" ]; then  # Check if the .txt file does not exist
        mkdir -p "$(dirname "$txt")"  # Ensure the target directory exists
        python3 process.py "$pdf" "$txt"
    fi
done
And got the output:

PyFunc

final: True Resulting in output: True