the dot (period) means "in the current working directory". So ./B means "execute B which is in the current working directory". You can use it with other commands too such as find.
Find in the current working directory all files.
If I'm in /home/dcslick/ and I have slick.sh in that directory, the . expands to /home/dcslick/ in the shell. ./slick.sh = /home/dcslick/slick.sh in this example. / means the root directory. As long as your file is executable and in the current working directory (the one your shell is currently in) you can type: ./ followed immediately by the file name to execute it.
I'm new to programming on unix and have a really simple question (google hasn't been my friend today).
I have a bash shell running on a remote machine. I'm looking at it from a windows PC using Exceed. Is there a command I can use from the shell which will launch another bash shell?
Thanks! (3 Replies)
Hi,
I need to create a shell that launches several shells named for example svspush (that does nothing but wait) and record their pid in a file.
Any inputs please.
Thanks,
Marconi (1 Reply)
Hi folks!
my client uses an winapplication which is launching shell-scripts remotely on a HP-Unix Machine via Rexec.
The application-configuration is launching the script (which is in the home directory of connecting user) like:
rexec host user pass shell.sh
So far so good, everything... (3 Replies)
hi there,
i need some help, i am trying to run a script to launch a C program and a Java program but before running both I want to get a user input and then invoke both programs with input received. In the programs the inputs are not command line arguments.
This is the code,
after the java... (4 Replies)
I would like to record the PID of a process when i lauch it from my script
something like:
#/bin/bash
$abc_pid = /apps/abc/abc.bin -port6700
I know I can run the ps command and grep for abc.bin. The idea is that becase the process runs on several ports and the argument list of .bin is... (2 Replies)
Hi,
General question, if I have a shell script whcih I launch from anywhere on the system vis the PATH env var, how can I get the script to echo where I launch this from?
i.e. /my/home/script/myscript
BUT
I launch this from /my/otherarea/somewherelse via the env variable. I would... (1 Reply)
Hi everybody,
I have compiled my code based on the ALPS libraries () and CMake build system with IBM compiler xlC 11.1 on AIX 6.1 at the latest patch level running on an IBM SP Power 6 machine for high-performance computing.
When I run the executable I receive this error message:
-bash-3.2$... (2 Replies)
Hi,
-- I am new to linux, please bear with my tech terms.
I am using Red Hat 4.1.2-48 (Linux version 2.6.18-194.11.1.el5) for the project. This is a remote server and I do not use any GUI.
Now I need to install a product that requires me to launch firefox from linux. when i am trying... (3 Replies)
Some of my .desktop launchers aren't working. When I try to execute it from the main menu nothing happens. When I try to launch it from a terminal I get the following:
$ /usr/share/applications/qjoypad.desktop
/usr/share/applications/qjoypad.desktop: line 1: Here are the contents of the launcher:... (0 Replies)
I'm using the Links2 console web browser in graphical mode (the "-g" argument), and launching a shell script
that invokes MPlayer from within it. MPlayer works fine. No problem there. The problem, is that I have no
control over the MPlayer process. I would like to be able to exit MPlayer whenever... (16 Replies)
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script
SCRIPT(1) BSD General Commands Manual SCRIPT(1)NAME
script -- make typescript of terminal session
SYNOPSIS
script [-adfpqr] [-c command] [file]
DESCRIPTION
script makes a typescript of everything printed on your terminal. It is useful for students who need a hardcopy record of an interactive
session as proof of an assignment, as the typescript file can be printed out later with lpr(1).
If the argument file is given, script saves all dialogue in file. If no file name is given, the typescript is saved in the file typescript.
Option:
-a Append the output to file or typescript, retaining the prior contents.
-c command
Run the named command instead of the shell. Useful for capturing the output of a program that behaves differently when associated
with a tty.
-d When playing back a session with the -p flag, don't sleep between records when playing back a timestamped session.
-f Flush output after each write. This is useful for watching the script output in real time.
-p Play back a session recorded with the -r flag in real time.
-q Be quiet, and don't output started and ended lines.
-r Record a session with input, output, and timestamping.
The script ends when the forked shell exits (a control-D to exit the Bourne shell (sh(1)), and exit, logout or control-d (if ignoreeof is not
set) for the C-shell, csh(1)).
Certain interactive commands, such as vi(1), create garbage in the typescript file. script works best with commands that do not manipulate
the screen, the results are meant to emulate a hardcopy terminal.
ENVIRONMENT
The following environment variable is used by script:
SHELL If the variable SHELL exists, the shell forked by script will be that shell. If SHELL is not set, the Bourne shell is assumed. (Most
shells set this variable automatically).
SEE ALSO csh(1) (for the history mechanism).
HISTORY
The script command appeared in 3.0BSD.
BUGS
script places everything in the log file, including linefeeds and backspaces. This is not what the naive user expects.
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