Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 14:01:35 -0700 (PDT) From: Annelise Anderson <andrsn@andrsn.stanford.edu> To: Vinod <geekvinod@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: setting up batch files Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10205241358550.40083-100000@andrsn.stanford.edu> In-Reply-To: <20020524203214.30158.qmail@web21101.mail.yahoo.com>
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On Fri, 24 May 2002, Vinod wrote: > whats the best way to execute a series of commands in > freebsd?something like a batch file in MS-DOS. > > suppose i want to execute the two commands, > defaultrouter="a.b.c.d" > ifconfig_eth0="inet e.f.g.h netmask e.f.g.h" > by typing something like 'change' on the terminal > window;howdo i go about this? > note these two commands are set in /etc/rc.conf and i > want to execute the changes through a batch sort of > file. > Thanks in advance, > vinod > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience > http://launch.yahoo.com > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message > You use a shell script; put the commands in the script as you would type them at the command line; make the shell script executable; run it. The commands aren't really set in /etc/rc.conf; only the values of the variables are set there. /etc/rc and scripts it calls actually run the commands. So if you don't want to reboot, do it at the command line or do a shell script. Annelise -- Annelise Anderson Author of: FreeBSD: An Open-Source Operating System for Your PC Available from: BSDmall.com and amazon.com Book Website: http://www.bittreepress.com/FreeBSD/introbook/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message
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