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How to Make a Clickable Script
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rcrsn51


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PostPosted: Sun 29 Aug 2010, 12:43    Post subject:  How to Make a Clickable Script  
You may have scripts that you use regularly, but must open a terminal window to run them. Here is a simple method for making a script clickable. You can then put a shortcut to the script on your desktop.

Just place the following three lines at the top of the script (without any blank lines):
Code:
#!/bin/sh
tail -n +4 $0  > /tmp/script.txt
exec rxvt -e sh /tmp/script.txt

To leave the terminal window open when the script is done, add this line to the end:
Code:
read

Here is an example. When I'm working with flash drives, I like to run the sync command regularly to ensure that data has been written out to the device. So I made a script called "mysync" and put it in /root/my-applications/bin. I then made a desktop shortcut by dragging the script onto the desktop. That way, I can see the sync command running and I know when it's done.

Code:
#!/bin/sh
tail -n +4 $0 > /tmp/script.txt
exec rxvt -e sh /tmp/script.txt
echo Syncing...
sync

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PostPosted: Sun 29 Aug 2010, 17:46    Post subject:  
Thanks.
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abushcrafter


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PostPosted: Tue 31 Aug 2010, 05:21    Post subject:  
You need the 2 main commands to be on the same line with "&&" in-between. Other wise the exec command ends up in the tmp file. So it ends up in a loop where it keeps running more copy's of it self till it crashes your OS from using up all of your ram Sad.
Code:
cat $0 | tail -n +4 > "/tmp/download_magatune_song-of-the-today_tmp.sh" && exec rxvt -e sh "/tmp/download_magatune_song-of-the-today_tmp.sh"


I also added a rm command to delete the tmp file at the end of the script.
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rcrsn51


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PostPosted: Tue 31 Aug 2010, 05:40    Post subject:  
Make sure that the first three lines of your script are as shown.

Then the "tail -n +4" copies everything starting at line 4 into the temp file.
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PostPosted: Tue 31 Aug 2010, 06:11    Post subject:  
rcrsn51 wrote:
Make sure that the first three lines of your script are as shown.

Then the "tail -n +4" copies everything starting at line 4 into the temp file.
Arrr... I get it now. I had a new line after "#!/bin/sh".
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PostPosted: Tue 31 Aug 2010, 06:29    Post subject:  
abushcrafter wrote:
I had a new line after "#!/bin/sh".

That will do it.

Also, you don't need to delete the script afterward. The /tmp folder is automatically erased.
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PostPosted: Tue 31 Aug 2010, 06:30    Post subject:  
rcrsn51 wrote:
abushcrafter wrote:
I had a new line after "#!/bin/sh".

That will do it.

Also, you don't need to delete the script afterward. The /tmp folder is automatically erased.
Oh.
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PostPosted: Tue 31 Aug 2010, 07:28    Post subject:  
Thanks for the script tips...keep 'em coming! this is very useful stuff and very appreciated...
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piratesmack


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PostPosted: Tue 31 Aug 2010, 18:23    Post subject:  
Yes, thanks for the tip.

I modified slightly so the script doesn't have to start at exactly 4 lines
Code:

#!/bin/sh

# figure out which line the script starts at
LINE=$(awk '/^START/ { print NR + 1 }' $0)
tail -n+$LINE $0 > /tmp/myscript.txt
exec rxvt -e sh /tmp/myscript.txt

START # script starts after this line
echo "Hello, world!"
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