Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 19:06:37 -0500 (EST) From: Dru <genisis@istar.ca> To: Drew Tomlinson <drewt@writeme.com> Cc: "FreeBSD Questions (E-mail)" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: URLs For Script Intro for Newbie Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0012191902310.54791-100000@x1-6-00-50-ba-de-36-33.kico1.on.home.com> In-Reply-To: <BA5D0CE1CBB2D411B6AA00A0CC3F02390AF77C@ldcmsx01.lc.ca.gov>
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On Tue, 19 Dec 2000, Drew Tomlinson wrote: > I've had FBSD installed for a couple of months now and have decided that to > further my experience with it I need to start learning about scripts. I > assume I need to learn about the standard /bin/sh shell (<- is this the > correct term?). Can anyone recommend reading or URLs for the beginner? I > have experience with DOS batch file and OpenVMS command procedures so any > reference that makes comparisons with those operating systems would be extra > helpful. > > My immediate need is to write a script that starts my dynamic IP service > client to place in rc.d. If someone could help me with this I'd be most > appreciative. To start it from the command line, I just su to root and type > "dynipclient". How do I put this in a script? Hi Drew, My favourite "I know nothing about scripting but need a script now" URL is: http://www.ocean.odu.edu/ug/shell_help.html Once you've mastered this, try these ones: http://www.oase-shareware.org/shell/ http://www.ling.helsinki.fi/users/reriksso/unix/#shell http://www.shellscripts.com/links.html http://uwsg.ucs.indiana.edu/edcert/session3/shell/ Cheers, Dru To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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