03-18-2011
GUI Shell Script Mac OS X - Working Directory
Hi.
I'm pretty new to shell scripting. All I want to do is have a simple shell script that opens a python script from the GUI i.e. when I double click the shell script it will launch the python file. However when I try to do this it looks for the python file in my home directory, I have tried changing the directory in the script but it doesn't work.
The idea behind it is so that I can double click a file rather than having to go to the command line each time and tunnel down to the correct directory but at the same time I'm able to run diagnostics on the program I'm working on.
Is all this wishful thinking? Or can it be done? I thought it would be such a simple problem.
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IPCHECK(8) System Administration Utilities IPCHECK(8)
NAME
ipcheck - dyndns.org client
DESCRIPTION
Usage : ipcheck.py [options] Username Password Hostnames or ipcheck.py [options] --acctfile acct_info_file
Options: -a address manually specify the address
-r URL NAT router, use web IP detection
-A text
scan syslog for an IP after text (Unix only)
-F filename
guess the WAN IP from a firewall log
-b backup mx option ON (default OFF)
-c custom dns option (default dynamic)
-d dir directory for data files (default current)
-e script
execute script after a successful update
-f force update regardless of current state
-g NAT router, let dyndns guess your IP (do not use this in a cronjob, try -r)
-h print this help text
--help print all available help text
-i interface
interface for local address (default ppp0)
-j disable https
-l log debugging text to ipcheck.log file
--syslog
log debugging text to syslog (Unix only)
-m mxhost
mx host (default NOCHG)
-o set dyndns offline mode
-p proxy bypass on port 8245
-q quiet mode (unless there is an error)
-s static dns option (default dynamic)
-t test run, do not send the update
-v verbose mode
-w wildcard mode ON (default OFF)
--makedat
create the ipcheck.dat file by dns lookup
--devices
print router options (Linksys, Netgear, etc)
-n ip the router IP address on the internal lan
For help with different options: python ipcheck.py -h For supported devices listing : python ipcheck.py --devices For long detailed help
text : python ipcheck.py --help
Make sure you can write to the current directory for data files and that you always run from the same directory. The first time you run
the script, you will be asked to run with the --makedat option in addition to any other options. This will create the data files for the
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dat option.
For help with different options: python ipcheck.py -h For supported devices listing : python ipcheck.py --devices For long detailed help
text : python ipcheck.py --help
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Example 2: you are using the Linksys routing device python ipcheck.py -l -L linksyspassword username password hostnames
Example 3: you want to use web based ip detection python ipcheck.py -l -r checkip.dyndns.org:8245 ...
where ... is your dyndns username password and hostnames. Hostnames should be comma delimited if there are more than one.
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