From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from gscamnlh01.wr.usgs.gov ([130.118.9.68]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1Hquw2-0005rA-00 for ; Wed, 23 May 2007 13:47:42 -0400 Received: from IGSWZTWWWSsmcm ([130.118.172.4]) by gscamnlh01.wr.usgs.gov (Lotus Domino Release 7.0.2FP1) with SMTP id 2007052310471115-181891 ; Wed, 23 May 2007 10:47:11 -0700 Message-ID: <005601c79d62$6398c2a0$04ac7682@gs.doi.net> From: "Sean McMahon" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: <036001c79cd4$c1eaf870$6601a8c0@yellobow> Subject: Re: help with a bash script Date: Wed, 23 May 2007 10:47:10 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3028 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 X-MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on gscamnlh01/SERVER/USGS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 05/23/2007 10:47:11, Serialize by Router on gscamnlh01/SERVER/USGS/DOI(Release 7.0.2FP1|January 10, 2007) at 05/23/2007 10:47:42, Serialize complete at 05/23/2007 10:47:42 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list Reply-To: Sean McMahon , "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 23 May 2007 17:47:42 -0000 hmm, would autoapt to what you want? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Berry" To: Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 5:53 PM Subject: help with a bash script > Hello guys and gals, > > One more question here. I want to create a bas script for my Dad which does > the following: > 1 Does apt-get update and when apt-get update gets done it knows that it has > been completed successfully. > 2. Do apt-get dist-upgrade and knows when it gets done. > 3. Do an apt-get clean. > Also for those who have more experience than me I have a question too. Is it > wiser for me to run that in a shell console of it's own or just have him run > that under gnome terminal. My goal at the very end is to cron this so this > can run at night for him. > > Scottat updates can be > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >