Re: Need help with shell script.

On 8/9/26 21:01, Eli the Bearded wrote:
> In comp.os.linux.misc, pH  <[email protected]> wrote:
>> so I thought I'd make a clickable icon on the Desktop to make it easy for
>> her.
>> the file "move_pictures" contains:
>> !/bin/bash,
>> mv ~/Desktop/*JPG ~/Desktop/Beckys_stuff/
>> mv ~/Desktop/*PDF ~/Desktop/Beckys_stuff/
> 
> If that's your script, one issue looks like the first line:
> 
> 	#!/bin/bash
> 
> Start with a # and no comma.
> 
>> But when I click on it I get an error messaage that pops up in a small
>> window that says: "There was an error launching the application"
> 
> There may be more things wrong that are specific to how you created the
> launcher, but I don't know anything about Mint launchers.
> 
> Elijah
> ------
> would probably make the script work with lowercase suffixes, too

   As "Beckys stuff" may be a TWO-word dir, it's important
   to PUT that all in QUOTES or 'mv' will get confused.
   The example shows an underscore, but is that there in
   the actual script ?

   Also, has it been marked as 'executable' and WHO
   owns it ??? Finally, command line, the evocation
   usually requires a dot in front of everything.

   The "#!/bin/bash" is kind of optional these days
   because almost everyone has Bash as their main
   thing anyway. SOME do install and use other shells,
   but only SOME. I think I have c-shell installed
   alongside Bash.

   Anyway, try the exact command in terminal and if
   that works then it OUGHT to run as a script.