Can anyone write me a super quick script?

Ashrack · 03-02-2006, 02:57 PM

Total N00B in programing. Only thing I know little about is the old MSDOS programing...
So I would be gratefull if someone could write me a script to do the following in Linux please.

I would like to have a script that would first check if BEEP MEDIA PLAYER is running and if it is it would lunch the following:

Code:

beep-media-player -s

but if BEEP MEDIA PLAYER isn't running than the script should just exit.

Cottsay · 03-02-2006, 04:48 PM

simply use notepad and put the command in just like that and save it as a .BAT file (bat for batch) - whenever you run that file, it will perform that command.

s9ghost · 03-02-2006, 06:00 PM

Code:

result=`ps -A | grep beep-media-player`
if [ "$result" == "" ]
then
exit
else
beep-media-player -s
fi

May not be the best, cleanest, or shortest code, but it should work. If beep-media-player isn't running the script will exit, if it is running it will execute beep-media-player -s.

If it doesn't work try running beep media player and typing ps -A and seeing what beep is called on the process list and matching it with the string after the grep call.

Ashrack · 03-03-2006, 12:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cottsay

simply use notepad and put the command in just like that and save it as a .BAT file (bat for batch) - whenever you run that file, it will perform that command.

But that wouldn't do what I want... And anyways am using LINUX

Ashrack · 03-03-2006, 12:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by s9ghost

Code:

result=`ps -A | grep beep-media-player`
if [ "$result" == "" ]
then
exit
else
beep-media-player -s
fi

May not be the best, cleanest, or shortest code, but it should work. If beep-media-player isn't running the script will exit, if it is running it will execute beep-media-player -s.

If it doesn't work try running beep media player and typing ps -A and seeing what beep is called on the process list and matching it with the string after the grep call.

I believe this is exactly what I am looking 4. Can hardly wait to test it when I get home.
TANX