[SOLVED] Running .sh programs, which application do I use?

PBIteach · 08-09-2011, 06:19 PM

I downloaded indexing_unix_3_9_9.sh on my Mini 9 from https://indexing.familysearch.org/ne...getstarted.jsf .
I tried to open the file using the Text Editor but got an error message--gedit has not been able to detect the character encoding.
Please check that you are not trying to open a binary file.
Select a character encoding from the menu and try again.
So I tried a different application--File Browser--but got another error message--The location is not a folder.
Being new to Unix, I am at a loss.

corp769 · 08-09-2011, 06:26 PM

Hello,

After you download it, you need to chmod the file in order to execute it. Perform the following on the file:

Code:

chmod +x indexing_unix_3_9_9.sh

After that, you can then run the file, like so:

Code:

./indexing_unix_3_9_9.sh

Cheers,

Josh

EDDY1 · 08-09-2011, 06:28 PM

.sh programs can be run from a terminal or right-clicking on it in file manager & selecting command from drop down list.
http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/run-exe...-shell-script/

SharpyWarpy · 08-09-2011, 09:13 PM

It's hard to tell if you want to run the shell script or edit it. Opening it with a text editor like gedit implies you want to edit or look at it before you run it. Am I correct? The errors stated by gedit indicate it is a binary file because shell scripts are text, not binary. So there should be no binary characters in the script. Try another text editor. Or you could even try a text VIEWER like the command line text viewer "less". Just open a terminal and type "less filename".

corp769 · 08-09-2011, 09:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SharpyWarpy

It's hard to tell if you want to run the shell script or edit it. Opening it with a text editor like gedit implies you want to edit or look at it before you run it. Am I correct? The errors stated by gedit indicate it is a binary file because shell scripts are text, not binary. So there should be no binary characters in the script. Try another text editor. Or you could even try a text VIEWER like the command line text viewer "less". Just open a terminal and type "less filename".

The file that the OP has downloaded is a shell script, merged with the closed-source binaries that are attached to the file. It wouldn't matter though, because the OP still needs to chmod the file executable in order to execute it properly from the command line. Hence, why he has gotten the error messages that he did - A shell script CAN have "binary" coding in it.

PBIteach · 08-10-2011, 07:26 AM

I ran the chmod +x Indexing_unix_3_9_9.sh and the error comes back "cannot access 'Indexing_unix_3_9_9.sh': No such file or directory"

MTK358 · 08-10-2011, 08:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PBIteach

I ran the chmod +x Indexing_unix_3_9_9.sh and the error comes back "cannot access 'Indexing_unix_3_9_9.sh': No such file or directory"

That means that the file isn't in the directory where you ran the command. Did you mistype the file's name, or forget to cd to the proper directory first?

PBIteach · 08-11-2011, 10:14 AM

I found that I had to cd Downloads then bash file.sh. Thanks for your help.
I am learning.

corp769 · 08-11-2011, 10:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PBIteach

I found that I had to cd Downloads then bash file.sh. Thanks for your help.
I am learning.

You found out that you had to? Or, did you read the previous post on what to do?

And since you had your questions answered, please mark your thread as solved, using the thread tools located at the top of the page.

Cheers,

Josh