Create CDs from XMMS playlists

#! /bin/bash
#
# M3U CDWRITER
# 10/16/2003
# rory o'connor - rory | thewhiteroom.com
#
# writes CDs from .m3u files created with XMMS
# Tracks are written in the order they appear in
# the .m3u file.
#
# prerequisites:
# lame
# normalize
# cdrecord
# m3u playlist no longer than 1:19 (for 80min cd)
#
######configuration
# "dev" parameter to cdrecord.  if you don't know,
# try 'cdrecord --scanbus' on the cmd line
dev=1,2,0
#
# speed of the cdrecorder
speed=12
#
# the temp directory for .wav files
# THIS SCRIPT CREATES AND REMOVES IT
holding=$HOME/cdtmpdir # no trailing slash

file=""
m3u=""
zero=0
count=0

if [ -d $holding ]; then echo "CD temp ($holding) cannot already exist...exiting."; exit; fi

echo "Please enter the path and filename of the .m3u file you want to write to CD relative to $HOME:"
read m3u

file=$HOME/$m3u

if [ -f $file ]

then
 
 # make the temp directory
 mkdir $holding
 
 for file in $file
 do
  grep -v '^#' $file | while read line
  do
 
  count=$[ $count + 1 ] 
  name=`echo $line | awk -F"*" '{print $1}'` 
  echo "$name" 
  
  # check the length of $count
  length=`echo "$count" | wc -c | cut -c1-8`
  length=$[ $length - 1 ] 
  
  # fix the count to a 2-digit number
  if [ $length = 1 ]; then
   newcount=$zero$count
  else
   newcount=$count
  fi
  
  # write wav file to our holding pen
  lame --decode "$name" $holding/$newcount.wav
  
  done
 
 done

  
 # normalize the wav files
 normalize -m $holding/*.wav
 
 # burn the CD
 cdrecord dev=$dev -eject speed=$speed -pad -audio $holding/*.wav
 
 # remove the files
 
 for file in `ls -1 $holding`
 do 
  rm -f $holding/$file
 done
 
 rmdir $holding
 
else 

 echo "file does not exist."

fi