hey ! i can answer that ! birst in the fist line of you script put something like this
#!/usr/local/bin/python change the path for where you have python ( try using 'whereis python' ) sencond make the file executable add the +x attribute ( using chmod ) third put the script in some place and and that path to the PATH enviroment variable. good luck On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 1:43 PM, michael scott <jigenbak...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Okay, my title might be undescriptive, let me try to explain it better. I > want to take a script I've written and make it usable by typing its name in > the terminal. Perfect example is the python interpreter. You just type in > the word python to the terminal and then the interpreter runs. I know other > programs can do this as well (like mozilla or nautilus or rhythmbox). So > how do I make my scripts executable from the terminal? > > ---- > What is it about you... that intrigues me so? > > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > > _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor