The script that follows is a cut down version of one that came from elsewhere.
#!/bin/bash cp /tmp/x.html /tmp/$$.html ls /tmp/$$.html [ "$DISPLAY" ] && open /tmp/$$.html ls /tmp/$$.html rm -f /tmp/$$.html I'm on an Imac with OS X 10.6.6. If I run the script as it stands, the open tries to open /tmp/$$.html in a new tab in the Safari browser and fails with the message: No file exists at the address “/tmp/13551.html”. The terminal output is the following pair of lines, which suggest that the file is still around after open failed: /tmp/13551.html /tmp/13551.html If I comment out the final 'rm' line and run it again, I get what I want displayed (and a similar pair of lines on the terminal) but unfortunately the temporary file is left lying around. My two questions are: Why? How can I change the script so that I can both view the file and have it removed? Barrie.
