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RE: how to run shell script


On Mon, 23 Apr 2007, Dave Korn wrote:

> On 23 April 2007 10:42, sg wrote:
>
> > hi friends,,
> >
> > how to run shell script on cygwin in windows..
>
>   chmod a+x ./script-name
>   ./script-name
>
> i.e. it has to have the executable bit set, and you need to specify the
> current directory as part of the path if you haven't got the current
> directory in your $PATH (which you probably don't, and probably
> shouldn't).

...Unless the trailing "on windows" really means "from a windows command
prompt", in which case the proper way to do this is "c:/cygwin/bin/bash -l
-c ./script-name" (or pick your favorite shell with the appropriate
options).
	Igor
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