make is the classic build utility. Useful snippet for batch conversion of PNG to JPG:
JPGS = $(shell ls *.png | sed 's/\(.*\.\)png/\1jpg/' | xargs echo)
%.jpeg: %.png
/sw/bin/mogrify -format jpeg -resize 720x180! -quality 92 -sharpen 1 $<
%.jpg: %.jpeg
mv $< `echo $< | sed 's/\(.*\.\)jpeg/\1jpg/'`
all: $(JPGS)