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Old 03-29-2019
Mainscript executes subscripts in a new terminal window

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I try to create an install script in bash. Lets assume i want to install samba.
I call from the mainscript the install script for samba \folder\samba.sh.

The script samba.sh should get executed in a new terminal window, so i can watch for install errors.

The script should work like follow description:
  • The script /mainscript.sh provides only user information, interaction, and executes multiple subscripts (/folder/subscripts.sh).
  • The script /mainscript.sh needs to create a new terminal window, passes the path, and the name of subscript.sh and executes them in the new terminal window.
  • The script /mainscript.sh must only execute one subscript (/folder/subscript.sh) at the time! If a subscript.sh is running then the mainscript must wait until the new terminal window gets closed.
  • The subscript.sh executes some code with root privileges.






Questions:
  • How can I create a new terminal window, pass the subscript, and execute it in the new terminal window?
  • How can I make sure that the script (mainscript.sh) only runs one subscript (subscript.sh) at the time?






This example should only clarify what i wanna do, it doesnt work !:

Mainscript.sh

Code:
#!/bin/sh
# This is the content of the mainscript.sh
# subscript1 and subscript2 must not be executed at the same time!
# the mainscript needs to wait when a subscript gets executed!


echo "hello, this script runs in terminal window (((A)))"
x-terminal-emulator /opt/subscript1.sh
echo "samba - Installed"
x-terminal-emulator /opt/subscript2.sh
echo "samba - removed"

subscript1.sh
Code:
#!bin/sh
# This is the content of the subscript1

echo "This script runs in a new terminal window (((B)))"
apt-get install samba
# instructions done .... close the terminal window (((B))) now

subscript2.sh
Code:
#!bin/sh
# This is the content of the subscript2

echo "This script runs in a new terminal window (((C)))"
apt-get remove samba
# instructions done .... close the terminal window (((C))) now


Can someone help ?

Last edited by int3g3r; 03-29-2019 at 01:05 PM..
# 2  
Old 03-29-2019
So, what happens? What does your code do?
# 3  
Old 03-29-2019
English is not my first language, so maybe its not clear what i asking for. Smilie



It doesnt work at all thats my problem ...
And i don't know what im doing wrong ... The example is only to show how it should work....
# 4  
Old 03-29-2019
In what way does it "not work"? Do you get any error messages? How are you running it?
# 5  
Old 03-29-2019
Did you consider the -e option? man xterm:
Quote:
-e program [ arguments ... ]
This option specifies the program (and its command line arguments) to be run in the xterm window. It also sets the window title and icon name to be the basename of the program being executed if neither -T nor -n are given on the command line.

NOTE: This must be the last option on the command line.
xterm waits for the command to be finished before it returns control to the caller / shell / main script, so your second request should be fulfilled by default.

Last edited by RudiC; 03-29-2019 at 03:42 PM..
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Old 03-29-2019
Quote:
Originally Posted by RudiC
Did you consider the -e option? man xterm:
xterm wait for the command to be finished before it returns control to the caller / shell / main script, so your second request should be fulfilled by default.
Yes i tested the -e option aber it doesnt work too.

Is this code line not a comment ? Is this code line required that the scripts run ?


Code:
#!/bin/sh

I didn't wrote this line in the subscript. Now it executes the subscript correctly.



"echo test" and the "subscript" gets executet at the same time
"echo test" should not get executet because of "read" the terminal window of the subscript stays open:
Code:
#!/bin/bash
# mainscript
 x-terminal-emulator -e ./abc.sh
echo "test"

Code:
#!/bin/bash
# subscript
echo "ABC"
echo "EFG"
read

Thanks for the Help.

Last edited by int3g3r; 03-29-2019 at 03:35 PM..
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Old 03-29-2019
Quote:
Originally Posted by int3g3r
Yes i tested the -e option aber it doesnt work too.

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