[GTALUG] Command doesn't work in script but works on command line?
Jim Ruxton
jim.ruxton at gmail.com
Sat Nov 6 12:44:52 EDT 2021
> Jim - I may have missed it, but I think you said only that it "doesn't
> work" but didn't elaborate.
>
> Does running the script result in any error messages?
No, because I am running the script by clicking on it there are no error
messages. And it runs fine if I run on the commandline ie ./scriptname .
>
> Or does it appear to work but not have the desired effect?
>
> Is your script file executable? i.e. are the x permission bits set
> in the output of "ls -l filename"?
Yes x permissions are set.
>
> Could it be that you're expecting your script to be in your PATH,
> and it isn't e.g. if you run
> prompt% scriptname
> does it say command not found? Do you need to run it with ./scriptname?
>
> You mentioned that you want it to be clickable. I'm relatively unfamiliar
> with alsa, but is it possible it needs something from the environment
> that isn't available when clicked?
Hmm, not sure what this would be. Because I am clicking the actual file
it PATH shouldn't be an issue. Thanks for thinkig about it.
Jim
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