declareEverything.sh

#!/bin/sh
USER="$( logname )"
ls > allexternals
filename="allexternals" #ls > allexternals to get foldernames
echo "#N canvas 5 57 450 294 10;" > declareALL.pd #all pd sketches start with this 
while read -r line
do
    name="$line"
    echo "#X declare -stdpath /home/$USER/pd-externals/$name;" >> declareALL.pd
    echo "#X obj 7 34 54 declare -stdpath /home/$USER/pd-externals/$name;" >> declareALL.pd
done < "$filename"
mv declareALL.pd ~/declareALL.pd
rm allexternals