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[SOLVED] Special Request to ShellScript (Step 1)
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RSH
 Joined: 05 Sep 2011 Posts: 1564 Location: Germany |
Hello to all of the experts. I am doing parts on a work "Promoting the user-friendliness of Puppy". When it is finished it should made the all new puppy linux user able to switch easily between "beginner", "Intermediary" and "advanced" so the menu shows only entries related to this selection. What is needed, is a script running in background as long as puppy runs (or automatically started after installing new software and refreshing the menu). 1. It should observe the "applications" directory. 2. If new program is installed it should find the new .desktop file in "applications" and move it to a (the) specified directory and set a link to it in "applications". 3. It should know the difference between a real file and a link, so that only real files has been moved! How can i do this? I have made a .pet, but this one only works as long as you do not install new software. Edit - 2012-01-12: .pet removed - not longer needed! Please read the post before downloading and installing! http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=595349#595349 Any suggestions?, how this could be done? RSH _________________ Useful Software for Puppy! LazY Puppy - a Paradise Puppy! - DE & EN ISO 2.0.2-0.0.5 available Edited_times_total |
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sunburnt
 Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Posts: 4016 Location: Arizona, U.S.A. |
Hi RSH; This should do what you want:
. You could test it by making a fake dir. and copy a few desktop files to it. Then also make a few fake links in the dir. And make the dir.: /usr/share/apps Then be sure to change the path for $Apps to your fake test dir. # If you`re confused or need more help just ask! T. Edited_time_total |
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RSH
Joined: 05 Sep 2011 Posts: 1564 Location: Germany |
Thank you, Sunburnt. I knew you guys are fantastic. This is exactly what i would have written, if it could have been done in German. I do not know enough about the syntax and commands of shellscript - especially about the "-f", "-r", "-a", "-whatever"-things. I am now at "work" (it's fun, not work!) Thank you again! RSH _________________ Useful Software for Puppy! LazY Puppy - a Paradise Puppy! - DE & EN ISO 2.0.2-0.0.5 available |
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sunburnt
Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Posts: 4016 Location: Arizona, U.S.A. |
RHS..... I made a mistake... This first line needs a /* at the end of it. Like this: Apps=/usr/share/applications/* This keeps "find" from outputting only the path at the start of the list it makes. # I fixed the code above... Good luck... Terry |
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RSH
Joined: 05 Sep 2011 Posts: 1564 Location: Germany |
Thanks to you, Terry, i have this one actually solved - just some testings and then tune this one - because of my extended menu structure. I have had already found the missing "/" and must have made some modifications, because it has created mysterious symbolic links, if no files were found in /usr/share/applications - but now it works very fine. 
_________________ Useful Software for Puppy! LazY Puppy - a Paradise Puppy! - DE & EN ISO 2.0.2-0.0.5 available |
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big_bass
 Joined: 13 Aug 2007 Posts: 1736 |
Hey RSH you can get some more ideas to add to your program here original thread http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?search_id=633140712&t=40277 modified app here http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=40277&search_id=633140712&start=39 http://www.puppy2.org/slaxer/Pmenu-1-i486-3_SLXR.txz _________________ slackware 14 |
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RSH
Joined: 05 Sep 2011 Posts: 1564 Location: Germany |
SOLVED (step 1) and running in LazY Puppy 5.2.8-4 http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=75080 _________________ Useful Software for Puppy! LazY Puppy - a Paradise Puppy! - DE & EN ISO 2.0.2-0.0.5 available |
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