On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 10:54:15AM +0000, Barrie Stott wrote: > 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?
Assuming open doesn't somehow block, the script is probably working and removing the file just after open is invoked. > How can I change the script so that I can both view the file and have > it removed? Adding sleep 30 before rm ought to leave it around for a while. Ken
