Running an ADEdit script as an executable from the command line
You can run an ADEdit script without invoking ADEdit first by making the script an executable file.
To run an ADEdit script as a UNIX-executable file:
- Verify the script begins with the following lines:
#!/bin/env adedit package require ade_lib
The script reads it as a comment, however UNIX or Linux will use it to find and execute ADEdit and then execute the rest of the script.
-
Use
chmod
to make the file executable.For example, if the name of the script is
my_adedit_scipt
and it is the current working directory, type:chmod +x my_adedit_script
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Make sure the file’s directory is listed in your
PATH
environment variable if you want to be able to execute the file from any directory.Alternatively, modify the script to include the full path to adedit. For example:
#!/bin/env /usr/bin/adedit
Once set up this way, you can simply enter the script’s file name in a shell and have the script execute as a command.
/my_adedit_script