On Fri, 09 Apr 2004 16:20:29 +1200 David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Guys, Gals > > Now that the problem of accessing secure pages is sorted out I've > loaded forture to my machine and wrote the following script: (a > first for me, and based on what I saw in a simular titled thread > from last month) > > #bin bash > echo "David Taylor" > echo "Taranaki, New Zealand" > echo "on a 100% Linux, Mandrake OS, computer" > echo "this mails gem:" > echo "`/usr/games/fortune`" > > I've saved this in home/david/bin. > > I've directed my client to signature on command output and have > given it the path of home/david/bin/.signature > > It does not generate. > > I guess the problem is in my scripting skills, but any help would > be appreciated in getting them improved upon. You may rewrite it if > you wish and send it back to me thus giving me a chance to compare > and learn. > > Regards > > David > > Hey guys, I'm a newbie scriptor also, but shouldnt the first line be:
#!/bin/bash with the path and the ! exclamation point so bash knows that its a script ? -------- Registered Linux user #338463 http://counter.li.org/ Linux 2.4.22-28mdkenterprise #1 SMP Thu Feb 19 19:01:51 MST 2004 Mandrake Linux release 9.2 (FiveStar) for i586 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QOTD: "I sprinkled some baking powder over a couple of potatoes, but it didn't work."
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