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Insectoid

Fri Nov 21, 2008 4:12 pm


batch files for mac?

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Any mac users out there know how to write a script that will automatically run through the terminal on a mac? Similar to a batch file on Windows. I need it to execute when you click the icon, so no need to type into the terminal (working on a program in Perl, I want the script to navigate to the correct folder, then execute the perl script.

ex.

cd desktop/TextGenerator
perl sentenceGeneratorV2.pl


I need that code to be executed in the terminal.


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Tony

Fri Nov 21, 2008 7:24 pm


RE:batch files for mac?

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the term is bash scripting and it's the same as on any other *nix system running bash for it's shell.


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md

Fri Nov 21, 2008 7:30 pm


RE:batch files for mac?

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Or even more correctly shell scripting since it's a script that runs in a shell ;-)

something like#!/bin/bash
cd ~/desktop/TextGenerator
perl sentenceGeneratorV2.pl


should probably do it


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Insectoid

Sat Nov 22, 2008 7:19 am


RE:batch files for mac?

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But what do I save it as? Text files, obviously, open in a text editor.


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wtd

Sun Nov 23, 2008 1:37 pm


RE:batch files for mac?

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It doesn't really matter what extension you give it.  This isn't Windows.  But, if you want to do so, use the standard file extension for a Unix shell file.

I leave that to your research capabilities to find out.