How do you create scripts or automation tasks?

electroconvulsi · #1 28th June 2006, 11:55 AM

Hi ive just recently installed nicotine on my system and I can only start it by browsing to the folder in terminal and then executing a command to start it. I tried to create an RPM as advised by the install help document that came with it but it only created a new install tree rather than an RPM. The question is can I make a script that will execute these 2 commands
cd /usr/bin/nicotine+-1.2.2
python ./nicotine
for me and then link it to an item on my menu so I dont have to go into terminal and run the commands everytime I want to start the program?

Or does anyone know what it takes to create an RPM from the source tree?

multescugeorge@ · #2 28th June 2006, 01:24 PM

about the script, use these comands in the terminal:
cat >> /home/nicotine
#!/bin/sh
cd /usr/bin/nicotine+-1.2.2
python ./nicotine
press ctrl-C
chmod 755 /home/nicotine
now you can take that script and execute it at will.
Never tried to create a rpm, and can't give advice there

multescugeorge@ · #3 28th June 2006, 01:27 PM

Kde has a easy way edit, just right-clik on the kmenu button in the taskbar, and select edit.
The comand to execute the script is:
/home/./nicotine

electroconvulsi · #4 28th June 2006, 01:31 PM

Thanks for the advice multescugeorge@. But I want to know what the commands mean. The first command seems to not want to execute so I need to know what i'm doing. Just so I can get it going and for educational purposes as well.

Jongi · #5 28th June 2006, 02:27 PM

you'll also probably need to do a:

# chmod +x /home/nicotine

electroconvulsi · #6 28th June 2006, 03:24 PM

The command cat >> /home/nicotine does not seem to execute. Terminal hangs when this command is used. Is this becauase you are using KDE and not gnome as I am. I am also executiing this from the root account. What does this command do? does it create a file? if it does I can create it manually.

electroconvulsi · #7 28th June 2006, 03:36 PM

Thanks I got it happening sorry about the superphelous question. I just thought that without the username etc. in terminal it wouldnt work but that is what the CTRL+C was for to finish the command. AHA. Now if i substitute home for another directory in the first line it will create the shell script in that directory and will still work wont it? Or can I move the shell script to any folder of my choice?

Thankyou so much. The information was invaluable.