Shell script menu option

iamin · 03-16-2021, 04:27 AM

I need to create a script with different menu options one of them is to have an option to create a file that contains

The file should be date stamped and saved to a directory.

Thank you for all the help!

pan64 · 03-16-2021, 04:53 AM

Hi, and welcome here, at LQ!

Is this your homework?

I would try something like this: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1705...a-shell-script

shruggy · 03-16-2021, 04:59 AM

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4)running processors ps -aux

Not quite. It's either ps aux (BSD style, note the lack of dash) or ps -ef (System V style).

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5) to create a file is touch.

Probably non needed in this case. Just redirect the output of each command to a file with >>.

iamin · 03-16-2021, 05:09 AM

I have already created a menu option for mu script but i have to add another option to create a file and i'm not sure how to put it together to make the option work. What's the best way to do this?

Honest Abe · 03-17-2021, 04:07 AM

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I have already created a menu option for mu script but i have to add another option to create a file and i'm not sure how to put it together to make the option work. What's the best way to do this?

We really need to see some code snippets to see what exactly you want.

computersavvy · 03-17-2021, 11:25 AM

Your script will need to ask for the file name and the directory name (or full path) as well as using the date command to put the date (date stamping) into the file.