Linux Newbie needs Help with Bash Shell:

[hoov]

I want to run some pre writen commands that I downloaded . But I don't know how to get them copied or pasted or magicly transported to the bash shell prompt! Do I need to open the file that they are in from the command line if so then what ?

 

[n0cmonkey]

"man bash" will give you more informationa bout BASH.


You can use the program "more" to view the file you downloaded. If it is a binary file thats not the way to do it though.

If the file is a script, you can chmod it to give it executable rights and "./script" to run it.

 

[pm]

Pretty much what n0cmonkey said.

If your command line prompt is bash, to run bash commands from the command prompt, just put them in a file, make the file executable ("chmod u+x <filename>") and then type "./<filename>.

If your command line prompt isn't bash, type "bash" first.