From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from ip15.shellworld.net ([64.49.204.174] helo=server2.shellworld.net ident=root) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1CH5Y3-0001Me-00 for ; Mon, 11 Oct 2004 15:09:31 -0400 Received: from server2.shellworld.net (butchb@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by server2.shellworld.net (8.12.10/8.12.8) with ESMTP id i9BJ9KON074073 for ; Mon, 11 Oct 2004 19:09:20 GMT (envelope-from butchb@shellworld.net) Received: from localhost (butchb@localhost) by server2.shellworld.net (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) with ESMTP id i9BJ9Ko4074070 for ; Mon, 11 Oct 2004 12:09:20 -0700 (PDT) X-Authentication-Warning: server2.shellworld.net: butchb owned process doing -bs Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 12:09:19 -0700 (PDT) From: Butch Bussen To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Subject: batch file? X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: "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: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 19:09:36 -0000 I know they;'re not called batch files in Linux, but how can I write a simple file to do a command I usually type in at the command prompt. I tried putting the line in a file and I think I set permissions right, but it doesn't do anything. For example I have the command /home/irlp/scripts/backup_for_reinstall I'm wanting to put this in a simple file that does this command as a bat file would in dos. Thanks. 73s Butch Bussen wa0vjr