Batch Script to merge tab fles in a directory

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Very similar to this question Merging multiple .tab files? can someone please help me with a batch script for this?

Based on the answer in the above I have

#!/bin/bash
for i in *.tab;
do 
ogr2ogr -update -append merge.tab i  -f “MapInfo File” -nln merge 
done

but when I run it it fails with

FAILURE:
Unable to open datasource `i' with the following drivers.

and then lists the drivers

I recommend some bash scripting tutorial like linuxconfig.org/bash-scripting-tutorial. I see some dollar signs in the examples. — user30184, Nov 2, 2016 at 12:23
+1 ogr2ogr -update -append merge.tab $i -f “MapInfo File” -nln merge — dmci, Nov 2, 2016 at 12:29
Thanks @dmci. That worked. There was an issue with the first " in "MapInfo File" but changed to ogr2ogr -update -append merge.tab $i -f "MapInfo File" -nln merge and all seems good :) — Stuart Brown, Nov 2, 2016 at 13:35
Copy-paste can indeed make such trouble. What looks like " may actually be “ which is another character and command fails. The minus sign - is another beast. Writing the command from keyboard usually helps. — user30184, Nov 2, 2016 at 14:32

dmci · Accepted Answer · 2016-11-18 13:56:17Z

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For completeness, and based on the above comments, this should work:

ogr2ogr -update -append merge.tab $i -f “MapInfo File” -nln merge

answered Nov 18, 2016 at 13:56

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