Re: Can Red Hat Linux run Shell Script?

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From: Tim Haynes
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 00:00

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Peter Marks <peter.marks@pobox.com> doodled in uk.comp.os.linux:
> The default is bash but to make a file execute with csh have the first line
> as
> #!/bin/csh
> and combined with the chmod +x that you've done the script will run with
> csh. Note that this technique works with anthing that can run a script, it's
> commonly used with perl or python for example.

Yes, but you're forgetting one big thing - if you're running csh you'll have
to add . to the path (no, not the PATH), and do a 'rehash' to get it to search
again.

> PS: I just noticed you've cross-posted like crazy. I hope you get flodded
> with replys. Tone it down in future.

Too right.

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From: piglet@glutinous.custard.org (Tim Haynes)
Subject: Re: Can Red Hat Linux run Shell Script?
Date: 1999/08/30
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