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01-18-2005

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It's simple - to do a script you have a choice of shells or languages - choose one that you are use to using (such as the shell you use normally - do a
echo $SHELL to find out what you are using).

Once you have that, cd to your home directory - vi a new file (such as my-new-script)
$ cd
$ vi my-new-script
Insert the commands in the same order you would run them normally from the command line - only difference - add #!/bin/sh or whatever shell you are using at the top - this lets the system know what you are running these commands under

#!/bin/sh
/bin/cp /dirA/* /dirB/*
exit

Then use chmod as suggested to change the script to executable
A script is putting all the commands you usually have to do into a file to run - it's doing what you would do automatically (via cron if needed). The only thing a script does it make it so you don't have to type those commands every time.

Try this on your system:
$ cd
$ vi hbo
i
#!/bin/sh
date +'%n %D %A %T%n'
exit

Hit the escape key, put in a wq to write-quit from the vi editor
$ chmod 744 hbo
$ ./hbo

01/18/05 Tuesday 19:44:04

$

That's all there is to it -

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mvdir

mvdir(1)						      General Commands Manual							  mvdir(1)

NAME

       mvdir - Moves (renames) a directory

SYNOPSIS

       mvdir directory1 directory2

DESCRIPTION

       The  mvdir  command renames directories within a file system. To use mvdir, you must have write permission to directory1 and directory2 and
       to the parent directories of directory1 and directory2. The directory1 argument must name an existing directory.  If  directory2  does  not
       exist,  directory1  is moved to directory2.  If directory2 exists, directory1 becomes a subdirectory of directory2.  directory2 cannot be a
       subdirectory of directory1.

       Directories cannot be moved across file systems.

       You can also rename a directory with the mv command.

NOTES

       This command was made obsolete by the mv command.

EXAMPLES

       To rename or move a directory to another location, enter: mvdir appendixes manual

       If manual does not exist, then this renames the directory appendixes to manual.

       If a directory named manual already exists, this moves appendixes and its  contents  to	manual/appendixes.   In  other	words,	appendixes
       becomes a subdirectory of manual.

SEE ALSO

       Commands:  mkdir(1), mv(1)

       Functions:  rename(2)

																	  mvdir(1)

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