Have you set the execute bit on the script (see the chmod man page)?

Jerry Human wrote:
> 
> Actually, the mouse is selected and configured correctly. I've double
> checked and even tried different settings. Also, XF86Config isn't a
> problem to mess with because I've done it before with success. My main
> issue is editing conviences in terminal mode. For instance, to log
> onto the ISP I have a two and a half line command to type. Since
> copy/cut/paste doesn't work I can't do a command line copy of the
> command and a file paste to make a script easily.
> 
> Then there seems to be more to writing a script than I've gleened from
> the manpages and docs. Most of them effectively say, "Just use any old
> text editor you're comfortable with and make a file that contains the
> command you want and save it. Then all you have to do is execute that
> file." I've done exactly that several times and the file won't
> execute. Either there's more to it than that or my box isn't setup
> correctly. In DOS writing BATCH files was easy and worked everytime.
> Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find a HOWTO or manpage
> concerning writing scripts, specifically.
> 
> "Todd A. Jacobs" wrote:
> 
> > On Sat, 8 Apr 2000, Jerry Human wrote:
> >
> > > Ok, dang it, I keep reading/hearing how Red Hat is supposed to be
> > so
> > > easy to use beacuse of it's command line mouse support such as
> > copy,
> > > cut and paste, etc. and definable keyboards (home, end delete,
> > > backspace, numlock, etc.) and scripts. None of it works. Even the
> >
> > Maybe you've selected the wrong mouse type. For the command-line,
> > rerun
> > Setup -> Mouse Configuration, and for X Windows, you'll probably
> > need to
> > rerun Xconfigurator unless you want to much around with your
> > XF86Config
> > file. Based on your level of inexperience, I'd recommend against
> > that
> > last. :)
> >
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> > Senior Network Consultant
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