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kac0802

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Registered: 2011-07-06

Posts: 9

[SOLVED] How do I make a script?

I am relatively new to linux and very new to arch and I feel like this question definitely belongs in the "Newbie Corner". I am running Arch off a flashdrive, so I have been trying to avoid installing any unnecessary packages. I have therefore been manually typing in the commands to connect my computer to wireless network. I would like to be able to put these commands in a script and just run the script to connect, but I realized that I have no clue how to make a script. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Kaleb C.

Last edited by kac0802 (2011-07-06 20:45:02)

lucke

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From: Poland

Registered: 2004-11-30

Posts: 4,018

Re: [SOLVED] How do I make a script?

Create a file with

#!/bin/sh
firstcommand
secondcommand
thirdcommand

Then run chmod +x filename and move it to /usr/bin if you want to be able to execute it as any other command.

Last edited by lucke (2011-07-06 20:09:27)

karol

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Registered: 2009-05-06

Posts: 25,440

Re: [SOLVED] How do I make a script?

Maybe you can use an alias?

I googled http://floppix.ccai.com/scripts1.html
If you use another shell (not bash) adjust accordingly.

kac0802

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Registered: 2011-07-06

Posts: 9

Re: [SOLVED] How do I make a script?

Create a file with

#!/bin/sh
firstcommand
secondcommand
thirdcommand

Then run chmod +x filename and move it to /usr/bin if you want to be able to execute it as any other command.

Thanks, this worked perfectly.

I googled http://floppix.ccai.com/scripts1.html

Thanks, this also provided much needed information about scripts.