UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

mkdir result/$doc/02-data
FILES="result/${doc}/01-data/*"
for X in $FILES
do
	name=$(basename $X) 
	cat *| python compare.py > result/${doc}/02-data/${name}		
done

mkdir result/$doc/02-data                
      -> create a new empty directory in the current directory
FILES="result/${doc}/01-data/*"    
-> FILES is a variable with a list of all  files in whatever the variable doc points to
for X in $FILES
-> loop thru each file in FILES

do
	name=$(basename $X) 
-> the filename without a directory for each filename in FILES
	cat *| python compare.py > result/${doc}/02-data/${name}		
-> Pipe content of  all files in the current directory into a python script
---> redirect the python output to the file with current value of name and doc
done