[wplug] *.bat files

[David Ostroske]

On Tue, 2004-05-18 at 09:23, Embery, Nathan wrote:

> If you require that *your* shell be cded, then what you want is a function

[...]

> For ksh try this
> 
> # function make_and_move_into_dir {
> > mkdir $1
> > cd $1
> > clear
> > ls
> > }



Here's the equivalent for the bash shell, which is standard on most
LInux distros. (I left out the line continuation ">" characters. They
only appear when you key in the function definition at the prompt.)

# In bash, the "function" word is optional, but the "()" is not.
function make_and_move_into_dir() {
    mkdir $1
    cd $1
    clear
    ls
}

(Don't know why the "ls" is there, since the directory is brand-new. But
what the heck.)

Then to run it, just type the function name at the prompt (you can use
TAB to auto-complete it) and give it a directory name, like "mynewdir"
for instance.

$ make_and_move_into_dir mynewdir

I would put this function definition in ~/.bashrc, and make certain that
~/.bash_profile sources ~/.bashrc as well. (Red Hat and Fedora have this
set up by default.) If all this is done, then you should be able to
invoke make_and_move_into_dir (or whatever you decide to call it) from
any interactive bash shell.

Maybe too much info, but too much is always better than not enough!


> Nate

-- 
David Ostroske <eksortso at linuxmail.org>



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Weber, Larry A [mailto:laweber at switch.com] 
> Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 8:55 AM
> To: 'General user list'
> Subject: RE: [wplug] *.bat files
> 
> Tried this batch file and found that it created a new directory and cleared
> the terminal.  Would not cd to the new directory????
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:	wplug-bounces+laweber=switch.com at wplug.org
> > [SMTP:wplug-bounces+laweber=switch.com at wplug.org] On Behalf Of Jason Carr
> > Sent:	Tuesday, May 18, 2004 8:06 AM
> > To:	'General user list'
> > Subject:	RE: [wplug] *.bat files
> > 
> > 1. Create a file called 'test.sh' and edit that file.
> > 2. The first line should say #!/bin/sh
> > 3. Put the rest of the commands on their own lines
> > 4. The result should be as follows:
> > 
> > #!/bin/sh
> > mkdir newfile
> > cd newfile
> > clear
> > 
> > The #!/bin/sh is which shell interpreter is used so you may need to change
> > that depending on which Linux distro you use.
> > 
> > 5. To make it executable, type chmod u+x test.sh
> > 6. Now you can type /home/jason/test.sh (or where ever it might be.
> > 
> > Any more questions, feel free to ask :)
> > 
> > - Jason
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: wplug-bounces+jason=flacid.org at wplug.org
> > [mailto:wplug-bounces+jason=flacid.org at wplug.org] On Behalf Of Amjed Ben
> > Salah
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 7:59 AM
> > To: wplug at wplug.org
> > Subject: [wplug] *.bat files
> > 
> > Hello,
> > can someone tell me how to create files in linux like *.bat files in
> > MSDOS?
> > for example I want to create a program who does this:
> > 
> > 1 $> mkdir newfile
> > 2 $>cd newfile
> > 3 $>clear
> > 
> > regards


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