Installer script needs to determine own location...
My n00b question:
I am trying to write a script that I can place on a flash drive and then move from computer to computer and install a file, which is bundled with the script. (ie the script is at /Volumes/FlashDrive/Folder/Script, the file is at /Volumes/FlashDrive/Folder/File)
So far I have figured the
"${0}" will determine the ever-changing location of the script, but how can I use that (or something else, for that matter) to also determine the location of the file to be installed?
So far, I have something like this:
With the obvious problem that "$MYPATH" includes the name of the running script after the directory in which it and the file are located.
Hello expert,
What I want is to determine whether the script is called from CRON or it is executed interactively?
I tried the following but no luck:
#!/bin/ksh
cronID=`pgrep -x cron`
GPID=`ps -ef -o ppid,pid | grep " $PPID$" | awk '{print $1}'`
if ; then
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Hi everyone,
Is there a slick way to determine the FULL name of a script that is running?
The variable ${0} just gives the relative path name.
I guess I could just do the following:
FULL_SCRIPT_NAME=${PWD}${0}Although that's pretty simple is there another way that I am missing?
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Heyas
Just recently i tried to apply the GNU Autotools to my project, while it was possible, it took forever to know where to create which files and what to place in each of them.
Dare you making a space rather than a tab!
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Need help with the script, I am trying to include this script as part of kickstart profile.
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Hi Guys,
I have one installer shell script which normally get from the dev team to install the app and it works fine for years (in IAX) the same installer/script iam trying to run in Linux 7.2 but it stuck somewhere which I cannot debug, can you help me to point out where it stuck .
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Heyas
As someone said he'd like to see some more projects posts on the forum, so, here's one I hope is ready.
Not so much fun-fun, but practical ;)
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LEARN ABOUT OSF1
learn
learn(1) General Commands Manual learn(1)NAME
learn - Provides computer-aided instruction for the C shell
SYNOPSIS
learn [-directory] [subject] [lesson]
The learn command provides computer-aided instruction courses and practice in the use of Tru64 UNIX.
OPTIONS
Allows you to exercise a script in a nonstandard place.
DESCRIPTION
To get started, enter learn; if this is the first time that you are invoking the learn command, you are guided through a series of ques-
tions to determine what type of instruction you want to receive.
If you have used learn before and left your last session without completing a subject, the program uses information in $HOME/.learnrc to
start you up in the same place you left off.
To bypass questions, enter a subject or lesson. In order to enter a lesson, you must know the lesson number that you received in a previ-
ous learn command session. If you do not know the lesson number, enter the lesson number as a subject. The learn command searches for the
first lesson containing the subject you specified. If the lesson is a - (dash), learn prompts for each lesson; this is useful for debug-
ging.
You can specify the following subjects:
files editor vi morefiles macros eqn C
SUBCOMMANDS
There are a few special commands. The bye command terminates a learn session, and the where command tells you of your progress (where m
tells you more.) The again command redisplays the text of the lesson and again lesson lets you review lesson. The hint command prints the
last part of the lesson script used to evaluate a response, while hint m prints the entire lesson script. This is useful for debugging
lessons and might possibly give you an idea about what is expected.
EXAMPLES
To take the online lesson about files, enter: learn files
You are then prompted for further input.
FILES
Playpen directories. Start-up information.
SEE ALSO
Commands: csh(1), ex(1)learn(1)