Re: [ProgSoc] shell scripts

["Murray Grant" <ligos@nospam.yahoo.com>]

Glenn, looks like you've pegged me on all counts here :-/
I'll have to brush up on my UNIX trivia, been spending too much 
time using NT5...  err... win2k lately.

> > Is the script marked excecutable? It might be stupid, but I'm sure
> > lots of people forget (me too!).
> 
> If it aint executable it will say 'Permission denied' I think.
> 
> > I'm not sure how smart the shell is, you might need "#/bin/sh" as
> > the first line.
> 
> Ooops, ya missed the '!' thingy =)
> 
> First line has to point to the shell you're going to use:
> 
> e.g. #!/usr/local/bin/perl
> 
> .. or otherwise it will just fire the commands at the current shell.
> 
> Also, I have a strange feeling that you'll also get the same error message
> (Command not found), if the shell pointed to on the first line doesnt exist.
> Someone can test this out for me ..
> 
> > And Glenn beat me too it, the most likey cause of any problems:
> > "./name" to reference the file in the currect directory.
> 
> Hehe =)
> 
>    gleNN


Murray Grant
ligos@nospam.yahoo.com  ICQ# 8607430

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