> #!
> cd /etc/rc.d/
> ./rc.firewall
> cd /root
Um.. you're new to this stuff aren't you? :)
it's #! then the interpreter: #!/bin/sh or #!/bin/bash in this case
cd /etc/rc.d/ is fine.
./rc.firewall (provided this script exists in /etc/rc.d) is fine too.
cd /root for what reason? If you do not
Hi Grant,
Change the script to
#!/bin/sh
cd /etc/rc.d/
./rc.firewall
cd /root
Make the script executable (chmod 744 script), as well as rc.firewall. When
running the script from the command line use "./script" instead of just
"script".
Hello,
I am trying to write a script file execute the following commands, but its
not working.
#!
cd /etc/rc.d/
./rc.firewall
cd /root
The problem is in the second line. I have to really be in /etc/rc.d/ and
enter "./rc.firewall" for the file to execute. I would like to automate
this
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Well, first, I think you're supposed to have the name of a shell after the
"#!".
Second, I have to ask...why can't you simply issue "/etc/rc.d/rc.firewall"
instead of having to cd to the directory in question?
That having been asked, if you feel you must have the "#!" at the top of
your script,
