topic Re: vi confusing? in Operating System - HP-UX

vi confusing?

leereg_5 — Mon, 23 Jul 2001 08:27:00 GMT

Hi gurus:
I edit a script with vi plus the option -x, how to make it excuteable?

Thanks in advance!

Re: vi confusing?

Mark van Hassel — Mon, 23 Jul 2001 08:32:04 GMT

Hi,

Just use the chmod command, for example: chmod -x [file name] will make it executable for the owner, group and others.
chmod 700 [file name] will make it readable, writable and executable for the owner.
see "man chmod"

Re: vi confusing?

Vincenzo Restuccia — Mon, 23 Jul 2001 08:37:40 GMT

Mark is right,otherwise you can to execute your script with:
#sh ./script

Re: vi confusing?

Andreas D. Skjervold — Mon, 23 Jul 2001 08:38:52 GMT

Hi
chmod 755 <script>
makes the script readable and executable for owner,group and others as well as writable for owner.

Andreas

Re: vi confusing?

Shahul — Mon, 23 Jul 2001 08:51:23 GMT

Hi

After completing the edit job, save and come out. Then use this

#chmod 755 script . Now owner, group, and others will executable permission.

#chmod 744 script Here only owner will have execute permission.

U can try this alos

#sh ./script

Best of luck

Shahul

Re: vi confusing?

leereg_5 — Mon, 23 Jul 2001 09:09:02 GMT

$vi -x to.sh
Key:
"to.sh" [New file]
$chmod +x to.sh
$./to.sh
./to.sh: syntax error at line 2 : `newline or ;' unexpected
while I do as follow:
$vi to.sh
$chmod +x to.sh
$./to.sh
It is OK now!
Why?

Re: vi confusing?

Frank Li — Mon, 23 Jul 2001 09:21:28 GMT

Hi,

You can make it execute but it cann't be executed correctly since it is encripted !
"vi -x txt" is used to encript a text/document , not used to edit a script.

Re: vi confusing?

Steve Post — Mon, 23 Jul 2001 19:46:25 GMT

Sorry if this obvious to you. ...but.

vi doesn't change permisions on files (like to make it executable). Like they said here, that's "chmod". vi edits files.

Re: vi confusing?

Brad Reeves — Tue, 24 Jul 2001 19:45:28 GMT

If you are using a vim or some other vi clone -x encrypts the file. A quick way to continue editing and to change the execute status is to do a :w file.sh then a :!chmod +x file.sh
You can execute from within the editor the same way :!./file.sh
Assuming that the first line of the script is #!/bin/sh etc..