scantoimage.bash

#!/bin/bash
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image_path="/home/me/documents/scans/"

clear
while true
do
    FILENAME="${image_path}/$(/bin/date +%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S_%Z)"
    echo ""
    echo "Scanning to ${FILENAME}.jpg"
    scanimage --progress --device-name "brother4:net1;dev0" --resolution 300 --format=jpeg > ${FILENAME}.jpg
    ls -al ${FILENAME}*.jpg
    gwenview "${FILENAME}.jpg"
    echo "Press any key for the next file"
    read x
done