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# 1  
Old 10-25-2010
Script that also create a script, how can i save it?
say i have a script that says

cat > resultofsample.sh
#!/bin/bash
codes

but how can i exit it from here and save it?
# 2  
Old 10-25-2010
in vi mode, type the fllowing:
Code:
:wq!

# 3  
Old 10-25-2010
Type CTRL+D to signal EOF.
# 4  
Old 10-25-2010
Press Ctrl+d to save and exit. This should be done in the new line i.e line after the word codes
Code:
cat > resultofsample.sh
#!/bin/bash
codes
Ctrl+d

# 5  
Old 10-25-2010
seems not working. i'm stuck to an empty shell without a prompt.

lets say i have this whole script.

Quote:
#!/bin/bash
ls -l
cat > resultofsample.sh
#!/bin/bash
codes
Ctrl+d
the script must create a script named resultofsample.sh
which supossedly have these codes
Quote:
#!/bin/bash
codes
Ctrl+d
it did create the script but its empty.
# 6  
Old 10-25-2010
Did you type 'crtl + d' or did you press 'D' key while holding down the 'Ctrl' key ? It should be the latter.
# 7  
Old 10-25-2010
Im not sure how to execute Ctrl + d within a script. But could try as below
Code:
#!/bin/bash
ls -l
#cat > resultofsample.sh
echo "#!/bin/bash" >resultofsample.sh
echo "codes" >>resultofsample.sh

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