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Goulash
Asked: 2012-03-25 16:10:41 +0800 CST

Running a script with a command

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How do I make a new command to run a script, for example if I type runme (from any dir) it will run /run/me/script.sh? Seems simple but I can find anywhere that explains how to do this :/

command-line 11.10

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  1. Best Answer

    simply add /run/me to your PATH, any script put there could be simply run from any directory

    how to PATH from troubleshooters.com
    To add directory /data/myscripts to the beginning of the $PATH environment variable, use the following:

    PATH=/data/myscripts:$PATH

    To add that directory to the end of the path, use the following command:

    PATH=$PATH:/data/myscripts

    finally

    export PATH

    to have it everywhere, all the times, for your user only, add these in place the lines in that user's .bash_profile file
    all users except root: add to /etc/profile
    for root: only possible by root's .bash_profile


    my idea for the sake of laziness (not your case of running 'every' script though): add a symbolic link from a single script there to your /home/usr/loca/bin

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  2. Two possiblities:

    1. alias runme='/run/me/script.sh' at the bash command prompt. This works for this session only. Put this line in ~/.bashrc if you want this change to be persistent.

    2. rename script.sh to runme and add /run/me to the PATH

    http://nixcraft.com/shell-scripting/4490-how-can-i-set-path-bash-shell.html#post7234

    P.S.: Make sure script.sh has executable rights (chmod +x script.sh)

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