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Batch convert files to PDFs in OSX Mountain Lion

Today I needed to convert a bunch of RTF files (I know, what?) to PDFs.  After stumbling through a bunch of dead ends, I realized this—like most things—could be done incredibly easily in Bash:

#!/bin/bash
for file in *.rtf ; do
filename=$(basename "$file") /usr/sbin/cupsfilter "$file" > "$filename.pdf"
done

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