convert .bat / .csh file to .sh files

massoo · 03-06-2006, 05:06 AM

hi,

is there any good tool which will convert .bat / .csh file to .sh files automatically.

i tried first converting the batch file to csh file using batcsh12 and using csh2sh from http://www.linux-kheops.com/doc/perl/perl-aubert/ .

the batch to csh is alright. the problem is to convert a csh to sh
while i try the original script of csh2sh the error output is

Quote:

./csh2sh.pl 1.csh 2.sh
Converting 1.csh
1.csh -- Unable to convert the line: set -a="i = ${i} + 1"
1.csh -- Unable to convert the line: goto skipme
1.csh -- Unable to convert the line: goto back2
1.csh -- Unable to convert the line: goto back1
1.csh -- Unable to convert the line: set -a="i = 0"
5 errors.

the the modified csh2sh gives error

Quote:

./csh2sh-rca.pl
csh2sh-rca.pl: Unable to create -: No such file or directory

how to solve this or is there any auto converter for this available

thanks & regards
shann

ta0kira · 03-06-2006, 06:10 PM

I personally wouldn't trust anything to convert a script for me; each shell (ESPECIALLY *sh vs. DOS) has its differences, and therefore many things are not directly convertible. I think you're better off learning sh scripting and converting by hand; shell scripting is quite a bit more versatile than batch scripting.
ta0kira