Re: Need help with shell script.

On 2026-08-10, pH <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 2026-08-10, Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> 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.
>>
>
> The pics and pdf's she saves are guaranteed uppercase.
> I fixed the shebang...heck, I hadn't even noticed the comma!
>
> No luck so far but thanks for the reply.
>
> pH
>
>
>>> 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

Well I have success now.

Instead of trying to create a "Launcher" for Mint I simply put the script
into the "Desktop" directory where it shows up as an icon.

Then simply clicking on it allows it to run as I expected.
It does ask if I want to just run it or run it in a terminal, but that's a
simple thing my wife will not have a problem with.

Thanks for all the suggestions.

pH