[SOLVED] Replaceable parameter

Fixit7 · 12-08-2014, 05:08 PM

I was mistaken in that the script can be run without the .sh extension.

Maybe there are certain directories where scripts do not need an extension in order to run ?

This is one example of a script that has no extension.

Quote:

/usr/bin/pburn

Quote:

# dirs
~
# Find_File.sh Blank.sh
/mnt/sda2/root/Tahr_Scripts/Blank.sh
/root/Scripts/Blank.sh

jlinkels · 12-08-2014, 05:38 PM

If your file is named myscript.sh you have to call it with myscript.sh.
If the name is myscript you call it with myscript.

The only way to call myscript.sh without the ".sh" is to create an alias or symbolic link where you map myscript to myscript.sh.

It is irrelevant where the executable is located. There is no magic location or path which allows for calling a file without its extension.

jlinkels

Fixit7 · 12-08-2014, 07:01 PM

That's good to know.

I can rename it without the extension.

I prefer leaving the extension as it immediately shows the file type.

jlinkels · 12-08-2014, 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fixit7

I prefer leaving the extension as it immediately shows the file type.

Yes, that is my preference as well. However for some of these scripts I forget to add the .sh extension 9 times out of 10. I consider to create a symbolic link in the same directory to that file so at least my command doesn't fail anymore.

Code:

ln -s myscript.sh myscript

That executes myscript.sh even if I call myscript.

jlinkels

Fixit7 · 12-08-2014, 11:24 PM

No need to worry about the .sh extension.

Add this to your desktop. :-)

Quote:

#!/bin/bash
#
#
#
#
clear