[SOLVED] Make multiples links with of a script with a PARAMETER

Trotel · 06-04-2012, 02:17 PM

Hi, I try to make several links (of all files in /program/bin/* ) in one location (/usr/local/bin) in one step, to do that I create a script "links"

I try this, and that work

PHP Code:


			
#!/bin/bash 

cd /usr/local/bin/ 

echo -n "Write the path" 

read path 

for i in my $path 

do 

t=${i##*/} 

ln -s "$i" "${t%.*}" 

done

The problem is when I write the path, it don't work with tab, and I use this script a lot of time and I prefer that it use tab. I want to add a parameter (ex. -path), like this:

Code:
./links -path /program/bin/*
How can I do that?

Thanks

theNbomr · 06-04-2012, 03:53 PM

Try

Code:

#
#  'path' is a poor choice, as it already has a special meaning...
read -e somepath

Google 'bash read tab completion' for several sites with illuminating information.

--- rod.

Trotel · 06-05-2012, 09:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theNbomr

Try

Code:

#
#  'path' is a poor choice, as it already has a special meaning...
read -e somepath

--- rod.

Thanks, that work.

David the H. · 06-05-2012, 03:10 PM

To expand on the solution, the -e option makes read use the readline library, which is what provides things like tab completion and key shortcuts. See the bash man page for more details on readline (and read).

Quote:

Originally Posted by theNbomr

# 'path' is a poor choice, as it already has a special meaning...

Umm, "PATH" has a special meaning. I'm not aware of "path" matching anything in particular.

theNbomr · 06-05-2012, 07:27 PM

Yes, my bad. It does have a meaning in c-shell, but of course this is not c-shell. I still wouldn't choose a name with the same spelling in a different case. Some opinions differ.
--- rod.