I am new to Linux and have just started performing Gaussian calculations for a new department created at my work.
I am interested in creating some small scripts to complete some of the routine tasks.
I have created a file based on an old BASH file but it is having issues.
This is a test script to test if I could script and it failed misserably.
I am trying to take a file "filename.chk" and run a formchk function that would create a new file "filename.fchk"
formchk is a function of gaussian that required a *.chk input and a named output file. i am trying to make this file univeral for all filenames that would be submitted to it. If this works I will add additional maniputation as needed.
I ran "chmod +x" on the script and executed with "./"
The error i received was "invaid varialbles"
any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!!!
Last edited by Franklin52; 02-08-2012 at 06:08 AM..
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Hi, is there a reason you are using csh? Most people on this forum -me included- would suggest you save yourself a headache and switch to a bourne shell derivative, like sh, ksh, bash.. http://www.faqs.org/faqs/unix-faq/shell/csh-whynot
Last edited by Scrutinizer; 02-07-2012 at 04:46 PM..
P.S. I re-read your OP and saw you based this on a bash script. I would suggest you continue to use bash as syntax will most likely be different with csh anyway so if you are following a bash example
I would expect you'll have fewer porting issues sticking with bash.
Thanks for the info, I will read up on csh.
I do not have BASH on this machine, or have not located it.
I am very new to scripting (this is my first script), i understand that syntax will be differrence the difference shells, does anyone have a suggestion on how to complete the task mentioned on the first post?
If bourne is on all machines then I am definately okay with using bourne, but I don't know where to start.
Thanks again.
I think you are looking to run a script by passing it a filename.chk file, which is then passed to a program that creates a filename.fchk file?
This is drastically lacking in error checking, but maybe it will get you started.
I do not have BASH on this machine, or have not located it.
Any even slightly UNIX system ought to have a bourne shell somewhere, often /bin/sh. By comparison, very few have csh these days. Nothing stops someone from installing one later of course.
This ought to work in any basic-functionality bourne shell. It will obliterate your $1 $2 ... variables though, which is why we save VAR for later.
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