Tiny Core Linux

General TC => Programming & Scripting - Unofficial => Topic started by: mocore on August 31, 2024, 08:01:52 AM

Title: path2.sh aka "$( which $1 )"
Post by: mocore on August 31, 2024, 08:01:52 AM

a script for those to lazy or board of repeatedly  typing
nano $(which _some_script_in_path_ )
ect .. 

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#path2.sh
# echo(default) full path to any script in $PATH ,
# optionally prefix the cmd_path with other command eg nano/cat/file ect   
 [ -z $dbg ] || set -x ; #
 _cmd=$1
 _run=${2-echo} # set default to echo

 [ $# -eq 1 ] && shift     # enable extra args
 [ $# -eq 2 ] && shift 2

 cmd_path=$( which $_cmd )

 # run cmd passing  args 
 $_run $cmd_path  "$@"


 

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#eg

# edit this(or any other) script ( in $PATH )
# path2.sh path2.sh nano

#- print this script
#  path2.sh path2.sh cat

#- debug this script
# path2.sh path2.sh "sh -x"

#- WTF
# export dbg=y path2.sh path2.sh "exec" path2.sh cat

 :o


 (obviously) simpler  (https://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php/topic,26637.0.html) yet also
similar in some ways (prefixing & arg juggling ) to : ' a shell repl function ' https://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php/topic,26193.0.html
aka * https://github.com/mchav/with -  Command prefixing for continuous workflow using a single tool.
*mchav/with requires bash

Title: Re: path2.sh wrt PATH
Post by: mocore on August 31, 2024, 09:14:43 AM

for those who are forgetful/unfamiliar with the concept
its useful because it helps u type less  ;)

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The PATH variable makes it easy to run commonly used programs located in their own folders.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PATH_(variable)

from a topic about
modifying PATH in core

Quote from: Rich on December 17, 2019, 10:13:32 AM

Hi PDP-8
Take a look inside  ~/.profile  for adding paths.

on a bit of a tangent wrt .profile

Quote from: Rich on February 09, 2019, 02:21:40 PM

Looks like additions to  .profile  probably need to be added above this section of the file in order to be seen:

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TERMTYPE=`/usr/bin/tty`
[ ${TERMTYPE:5:3} == "tty" ] && (
[ ! -f /etc/sysconfig/Xserver ] ||
[ -f /etc/sysconfig/text ] ||
[ -e /tmp/.X11-unix/X0 ] ||
startx
)

generally on the topic
 https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/227989/complete-view-of-where-the-path-variable-is-set-in-bash