Terminal Enhancements

[lkjoel]

Notice to all readers reading this:
All of this talk was concerning Terminal Enhancements 0.1a.
0.2 was created on the same day that the last post (the post before this one) was posted. (2010-07-06, proof: https://launchpad.net/terminal-enhan...ble/0.2-stable)
Terminal Enhancements >= 2.2.1 has all of these problems mentioned here fixed.



News
Version 2.0 has been released!
With many Aliases and Easter Eggs!
Download it today!

About
I love using the terminal, but sometimes it is very frustrating having typed a lot, but the I receive an error message:

DriverforOpenGL.sh
DriverforOpenGL.sh, command not found

or:

./DriverforOpenGL.sh
DriverforOpenGL.sh, Permission denied.

So I made a script that fixes one of the two, and is highly customizable.
The current version is 2.0

Features
Featured in 2.0, it has a many useful aliases, and some easter eggs!

Versions
Enhancements.tar.gz: 2.0
Installer: 2.0
Web Installer: 2.0

Installation
To install, download it from https://launchpad.net/terminal-enhancements
Recommended installation:
Download webinstall.sh, and type in a terminal (Applications->Accessories->Terminal) window:

sudo ./webinstall.sh

Another way of installing it:
First download the enhancements.tar.gz archive.
Then download install.sh, and type in a terminal (Applications->Accessories->Terminal) window:

sudo ./install.sh

You installed it!

For any problems, ideas or anything else, please reply to this thread!

[d3v1150m471c]

...what does this do?

[mobilediesel]

About
I love using the terminal, but sometimes it is very frustrating having typed a lot, but the I receive an error message:

DriverforOpenGL.sh
DriverforOpenGL.sh, command not found

or:

./DriverforOpenGL.sh
DriverforOpenGL.sh, Permission denied.

So I made a script that fixes one of the two, and is highly customizable.
The current version is 0.1b

Installation
To install, type this in a terminal window:

gedit ~/.enhancedterminal.sh

In the gedit window, type:
Save it, then close.
Still in the Terminal type:

gedit ~/.bashrc

You will see a lot of text pop up.
At the end, type:

chmod +x ~/.enhancedterminal.sh
~/.enhancedterminal.sh

You installed it!

For any problems, ideas or anything else, please reply to this thread!

You could skip most of that and just add

PATH=$PATH:./

to the end of your ~/.bashrc

[schauerlich]

...

All this does is add the current directory to $PATH, and then try to simulate a bash prompt by printing the current directory and reading/executing commands.

A much, much smarter and easier way to do this is just add

export PATH=$PATH:.

to the end of your ~/.bashrc

[wkhasintha]

Thanx

[dwhitney67]

I agree; augmenting the PATH variable from within the .bashrc is all that is needed. Some may argue though, that appending the "." to the path may introduce a security risk.

As for the other issue the OP was having, it was merely a file permission problem. It appears as if the script lacked the ability to be executed. That is easily solved with:

chmod 744 DriverforOpenGL.sh

[Bachstelze]

I agree; augmenting the PATH variable from within the .bashrc is all that is needed. Some may argue though, that appending the "." to the path may introduce a security risk.

It's not a matter of argument: it does introduce a security risk. What's arguable is whether or not this security risk outweighs the added convenience.

[Penguin Guy]

Nice code, but you could simply add this to your .bashrc:

quit() { exit; }
PATH="$PATH:."

[geirha]

And now I bet you're wondering what that empty file named "5" is doing in your homedir...

#!/bin/bash
...
while [ x > 5 ]
...

[xsinsx]

./DriverforOpenGL.sh
DriverforOpenGL.sh, Permission denied.

This can simply be fixed with the !! << double shabang when youve done that. Type

Macintosh:etc stephenjackson$ mkdir /etc/hello
mkdir: /etc/hello: Permission denied
Macintosh:etc stephenjackson$ sudo !!
sudo mkdir /etc/hello
Password:
Macintosh:etc stephenjackson$ 

and it retrieves your last command and executes it with the sudo at the beginning.

NOTE: Im not being condescending I was just pointing out what I use. I find its great you are taking the time to learn a little shell scripting I hope my tip is of use to you or anyone else who may not have seen this before.