executing .sh scripts inside another .sh script

[tatamata]

Hello.
There is an script1.sh which executes other .sh scripts in this way:
./dir1/dir2/script2.sh
./dir1/dir3/script3.sh

This was for Ubuntu or such linux systems where you don't have to explicitely do: sh scrip.sh....

So, I tried with
sh ./dir1/dir2/script2.sh
sh ./dir1/dir3/script3.sh
but this doesn't work

I can go with
cd ./dir1/dir2/
script2.sh
cd ..
cd..
cd ./dir1/dir3/
sh script3.sh
but, obviously this is bad way to do it.

Is there a better way, in order not to go with cd?

[Bruce B]

the script files will run the interpreter in the SHELL= variable unless otherwise specified.

sh is not Puppy's default, bash is

the first line of the .sh file should look like this
#!/bin/sh

the file itself needs to have, or should have the executable bit set, typically I do it like this

chmod 755 shell.sh

If you put the file in a directory in the PATH= statement, all you need to is say its name to run it

echo $PATH shows the directories which are set. It might have this directory /root/bin, if so, that would be a good place to put your toys

So, I tried with
sh ./dir1/dir2/script2.sh
sh ./dir1/dir3/script3.sh
but this doesn't work

Do not ./dir1, the ./ makes it a relative path and it will only run if the script1.sh is ran from the parent directory

Put script2 and script3 in the path and all script1 needs to say is:

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#!/bin/sh
script2.sh
script3.sh

If you don't have script1 and script2 in the path, then use full path to each, like this

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#!/bin/sh
/truepath_to/script2.sh
/truepath_to/script3.sh

You don't need the .sh extension. Using it will primarily make it easier for you to recognize which type of script it is.

I've never actually wrote a script using sh or tested any of my advice, but I wanted to make sure you got some kind of help, and I think my advice is accurate, if not it will make for critique from someone and I can learn more.

~

[L18L]

...
So, I tried with
sh ./dir1/dir2/script2.sh
sh ./dir1/dir3/script3.sh
but this doesn't work...

I have been trying too.
... and it works

# pwd
/root/my-applications/bin
# ls dir1
dir2 dir3
# cat dir1/dir2/script2.sh
#!/bin/sh
echo hi this is $0
# cat script1.sh
#!/bin/sh
./dir1/dir2/script2.sh
./dir1/dir3/script3.sh
#
# script1.sh
hi this is ./dir1/dir2/script2.sh
hi this is ./dir1/dir3/script3.sh
#