Randall R Schulz wrote:
On Thursday 16 October 2008 20:26, David C. Rankin wrote:
Listmates, Bash gurus
I'm stuck again with a BASH problem that I don't fully understand. I am working with my ATI driver install script and for some reason I must provide the full path name for rpm to be able to install the file, but from everything I see, it should work with a relative path or simply the file name since the script is executed in the same directory as the file. I have underlined the rpm call that is giving me the problem of needing the full path-to-the-rpm. The relative parts of the script are:
Nothing jumps out. But I gather we're not seeing the entire script. What does the sh-bang line look like? My guess is that it does not include the "--norc" command, which means that your ~/.bashrc is being executed. Could that be changing the current working directory?
I always recommend this sh-bang line:
#!/bin/bash --norc
...
-- David C. Rankin
Randall Schulz
Hmm.. I'll give it a try Randall. Also means sudo may be giving me some trouble as well. Thanks. -- David C. Rankin, J.D., P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC www.rankinlawfirm.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org