diff --git a/flac2mp3.sh b/flac2mp3.sh
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+fail() {
+   echo "failed to process $f, exiting"
+   rm "$wav"
+   exit 1
+}
+for f in ./*.flac
+do
+   wav="$(basename "$f" .flac).wav"
+   flac -s -d "$f"
+   if (( $? )); then fail; fi
+   lame --quiet -V0 "$wav"
+   if (( $? )); then fail; fi
+   echo "$f success"
+   rm "$f" "$wav"
+done