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Is it possible to run one script file from another script file?
There are a couple of different ways you can do this: Make the other script executable, add the #!/bin/bash line at the top, and the path where the file is to the $PATH environment variable. Then you can call it as a normal command; Or call it with the source command (alias is . )
How do I run a script in the background process?
If you have already started the process in the foreground, but you want to move it to the background, you can do the following:
- Press Ctrl+z to put the current process to sleep and return to your shell.
- Run the bg command to resume the process, but have it run in the background instead of the foreground.
How to run script with no such file?
$ ./correctScript ./correctScript $ ./scriptWithCRLF bash: ./scriptWithCRLF: /bin/bash^M: bad interpreter: No such file or directory $ ./scriptWithBom ./scriptWithBom: line 1: #!/bin/bash: No such file or directory ./scriptWithBom Running the bogus ones by explicitely calling the interpreter allows the CRLF script to run without any issue:
Why is shell trying to run a script?
So, shell is trying to find an executable file in the location: which is wrong as you can see. You would run a executable script that is the current directory as ./script.sh. Or even just the name of the script if the directory containing the script is in the PATH environment variable.
Why is there no such file in Bash?
This kind of message is usually due to a bogus shebang line, either an extra carriage return at the end of the first line or a BOM at the beginning of it. and see how it ends.
Why is my bash script not showing up?
I need to run the command: bash script.sh for it to work. How can I fix this? This kind of message is usually due to a bogus shebang line, either an extra carriage return at the end of the first line or a BOM at the beginning of it.