Cannot execute binary file?

ausghostdog · 21st August 2012, 2:04 PM

Hi,
I am playing around with BASH in Debian. I Vim'ed a file called script1 inside script1 was

Code:

# My First script

   STR='HELLO World!'
   echo $STR

I then tried

Code:

bash script .script1

All I get is the error

Code:

/usr/bin/script: /usr/bin/script: can not execute binary file

This is my first time trying Bash so I gather I have missed something

zach · 21st August 2012, 2:09 PM

Sounds like something isn't configured properly.

In shell try

PHP Code:


			
echo $PATH

If /bin/ is missing, try

PHP Code:


			
export PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin

EDIT: Haha whoops, call it like

Code:

./script1

ausghostdog · 21st August 2012, 2:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zach

Sounds like something isn't configured properly.

In shell try

PHP Code:


			
echo $PATH

If /bin/ is missing, try

PHP Code:


			
export PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin

EDIT: Haha whoops, call it like

Code:

./script1

Yeah, just seen that also I forgot to ad execute for the file as well so had to run chmod. Well that was my first attempt at a bash script and I failed V.V. Ow well can only improve from here.

zach · 21st August 2012, 2:31 PM

Don't let permissions get you down man, type it straight into your shell, I find an interactive REPL makes learning a new language much easier.

ausghostdog · 21st August 2012, 2:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zach

Don't let permissions get you down man, type it straight into your shell, I find an interactive REPL makes learning a new language much easier.

Yeah, making the transition from Windows to Linux has been fun. Slowly learning all the commands. If it wasn't for uni I would never touch this. Something new to learn is always fun. I'll just remember to ls -l before I do anything on scripts from now on

wwwww · 21st August 2012, 4:20 PM

chmod +x <filename>

then ./<filename>

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21st August 2012, 2:09 PM	#2
zach Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: chermside.bris.qld.au:80 Posts: 2,601	Sounds like something isn't configured properly. In shell try PHP Code: `echo $PATH` If /bin/ is missing, try PHP Code: `export PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin` EDIT: Haha whoops, call it like Code: ./script1 Last edited by zach; 21st August 2012 at 2:14 PM.

21st August 2012, 4:20 PM	#6
wwwww Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bangkok Posts: 2,973	chmod +x <filename> then ./<filename> __________________ wPrime 2.07 \| Super PI 1.7

21st August 2012, 2:31 PM	#4
zach Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: chermside.bris.qld.au:80 Posts: 2,601	Don't let permissions get you down man, type it straight into your shell, I find an interactive REPL makes learning a new language much easier.