Scripts

BoomAM · 18 Jul 2006 at 19:19

Hi.
Is there a way i can make the linux equilivent of MS DOS batch files?
Theres about 6 or so terminal commands that i would like to have in executable form.

How would i go about doing this?

Thanks in advance all.

BoomAM · 18 Jul 2006 at 20:44

I cant find nout.
The only thing i can find, which is to add:

Code:

#!/bin/bash

To the beginning of my code

Im saving the following:

Code:

#!/bin/bash
aticonfig --list-powerstates

To a file called 'ATI_PowerStates_Information.sh'
I then run the following in terminal:

Code:

chmod +x ATI_PowerStates_Information.sh

And nothing happens in the terminal. So i goto the file itself, double click, and all it does it open a new terminal window?

Ideas?

BoomAM · 18 Jul 2006 at 20:56

Beepcake said:
Just run vi (or your favourite editor) and make a file like this:

#!/bin/bash
<your commands here>

Then save it and do chmod +x <filename>, then just ./<filename> to run it.

Which is pretty much what i managed to find, but it doesnt work.
I want it so that they are executable from icons.

BoomAM · 18 Jul 2006 at 22:28

riven said:
Do you want it to open a terminal and then run that command and list the output in the terminal?

It doesnt 'list' anything at all though.

Your urxvt command doesnt do nout either.

The way i understand to do it, is to put my previously listed code into a txt editor, save as whatever.sh, then run that chmod command, which'll make it executable, but it doesnt work!?

BoomAM · 19 Jul 2006 at 15:56

Ok then.
Hows about everything you two have suggested in what i like to call, English.

Im not vastly experianced with Ubuntu as ive just started using it, so can you two list EVERY command that i have to put in, rarther than just loose descriptions of what i need to do.
Thanks. FYI, the username on the system is 'boomam'.

Thanks.

BoomAM · 19 Jul 2006 at 21:16

BillytheImpaler said:
Alright, we'll use the terminal and cd command then describe where the file is. In this example the script is called scripty.sh and it is located in /home/boomam/scripts.
Open up the terminal and type

Code:

cd /home/boomam/scripts/

Then we're going to make the script executable. Type

Code:

chmod +x scripty.sh

Now you can execute the script with

Code:

./scripty.sh

Does that work? Does the script execute in the terminal window?

Yes, that works.

How do i get it so that i can have an icon somewhere, like a folder on my desktop, so i can just double click to get that command to display and run?