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Old 07-08-2011, 05:29 AM   #1
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echoing a command line within a bash script?

Bash 3.1.7

Hi:
Suppose this bash script:
Code:
#!/bin/bash
ls foo
I would like the output to be
Code:
ls foo
foo
That is, the command is first echoed then executed. Is it possible to do this? Or is the only way to debug the script?
 
Old 07-08-2011, 05:38 AM   #2
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Bash has debug mode. Run the script with:

bash -x scriptname
 
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Old 07-08-2011, 05:57 AM   #3
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