double click .command file

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double click .command file

Hi!

I've got a simple .command file that literally just has "ls" in it.
When I double click it on my powerbook, it opens terminal, then opens a window and lists.
When I double click it on my macpro, it opens terminal and does nothing.

When I execute it via terminal, it works on both.
Any reason why the double click isn't working on the macpro?

(2) dual 2.5 g5, Mac OS X (10.4.2)

Posted on Sep 25, 2007 2:07 PM

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Answer 1

Alex Geis Author

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Sep 25, 2007 4:04 PM in response to Alex Geis

UPDATE: on the macpro, I've gotten it to work, but it seems to be on and off, depending on if I have other terminal windows open, and if they have something running.. Not sure exactly where the problem is stemming from...

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Answer 2

Sep 28, 2007 2:35 PM in response to Alex Geis

One workaround, and maybe this doesn't apply to your situation, is to create an applescript. In it you can issue the do shell script command:
do shell script "ls"
(you can copy and paste that into script editor and run it)

Once that is done, you can save that applescript as an application which should then be executable on all macs.

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Answer 3

MrHoffman

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Sep 28, 2007 3:58 PM in response to tibor.moldovan

Do ensure that the shell script is chmod'd (eg: chmod o=rwx) to allow execute access, and ensure the file extension chosen when you double-click will be passed to Terminal.app (or iTerm.app, etc) using the Finder's Get Info on the file and changing the application that will receive a double-click against .sh (for instance) files. Either for the particular file, or for all files with the .sh type.

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