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Ragge

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Registered: 2020-03-10

Posts: 1

Create a bashrc script with a variable

Basically what i am trying to do, is running dd to benchmark disks.
This is how I've made an "alias script" in the past.

startplex(){
                sudo systemctl start plexmediaserver
                sudo systemctl status plexmediaserver
}

Was wondering if it's possible to make something similar but with a variable inside it. The variable would preferably be defined by doing "ddwrite $VARIABLE", or a prompt asking me for the drive i want to use.

ddwrite(){
              sudo dd if=/dev/$VARIABLE of=/dev/zero bs=1M count=400 iflag=direct
}

Would love some more info on stuff like this, if you guys have got some useful links

jasonwryan

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From: .nz

Registered: 2009-05-09

Posts: 30,426

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Re: Create a bashrc script with a variable

https://mywiki.wooledge.org/Arguments

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