.sh execution not happening, execution in Terminal ok

[artofit]

Under linux xfce,

executing the following in a terminal window is OK:

/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk/jre/bin/java -jar “/home/x245/appsJarPortable/searchmonkey-3.2.0-jar-with-dependencies.jar”

Now, if a create a searchMonkey.sh file under “/home/x245/appsJarPortable/” with:

#!/bin/bash
/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk/jre/bin/java -jar “/home/x245/appsJarPortable/searchmonkey-3.2.0-jar-with-dependencies.jar”

Then add to permissions: execute and finaly open searchMonkey.sh into a terminal nothing happens.

how to fix?

Thanks

P.S.
If under “/home/x245/appsJarPortable/” I run in Terminal

chmod +x searchMonkey.sh
./searchMonkey.sh

It works

[Wollie]

Making the file executable is of course necessary.

If it’s a bash script I would recommend to give it the suffix .sh

@artofit

/home/x245/appsJarPortable/

This is obviously not part of your PATH variable, add it and it should work.

You could for example add the line

export PATH="${PATH}:/home/x245/appsJarPortable"

to the file ~/.bash_profile for local usage.

Or put the file in a directory being already part of your PATH variable. You can find out current status via

echo $PATH

[Nachlese]

~/.local/bin
(which likely is: /home/x245/.local/bin)
is already in your $PATH

Put the script there and you can call it by it’s name from everywhere.

or call it like:
/home/x245/appsJarPortable/searchMonkey.sh
(with the full PATH to it’s current location)

… the .sh prefix is just for you - you can call the script any name and it’ll work, no matter the prefix

[Mirdarthos]

@Nachlese

.sh prefix suffix

(Or extension.)

@Nachlese

the prefix suffix

(Same.)

[Nachlese]

@Nachlese

.sh prefix suffix

Thanks - I just made my coffee, but did not even have a sip yet…

[Mirdarthos]

So that’s your excuse. Actually a good one. I thought it’d be something like English isn’t my first language.

[Nachlese]

@Mirdarthos

So that’s your excuse.

… and it is even true!

[Mirdarthos]

*GASPS*

Absolutely shocking, I say! Makes it even better an excuse…

[artofit]

$ echo $PATH
/home/x245/.local/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/lib/jvm/default/bin:/usr/bin/site_perl:/usr/bin/vendor_perl:/usr/bin/core_perl:/var/lib/snapd/snap/bin

Let’s make thing clear, because I think there a misunderstanding:
My first goal was to make searchMonkey.sh executable by doubling clicking on it (file being in same folder as jar).
Then on success, I wanted to create a desktop icon which would launch it.

Under “/home/x245/”, I do have a file: “.bash_profile”
Content:

~/.bash_profile

[[ -f ~/.bashrc ]] && . ~/.bashrc

If I modify it as :

~/.bash_profile

export PATH=“${PATH}:/home/x245/appsJarPortable”
[[ -f ~/.bashrc ]] && . ~/.bashrc

Then I try double click on searchMonkey.sh nothing happens

[artofit]

In /home/x245/.local/, I only had “share” and “state” folders, so I create “bin” folder.

Put the script there and you can call it by it’s name from everywhere.

done, but nothing happens when double clicking on it.

or call it like:
/home/x245/appsJarPortable/searchMonkey.sh

??? but fwd slash is not a valid file name, what did you mean?

[Nachlese]

when I do:
echo $PATH
the result comes back starting with:
/home/nachlese/.local/bin: ....

Perhaps I made that work myself - I thought it was the default setting.

@artofit

??? but fwd slash is not a valid file name, what did you mean?

This is the full path to your script as you described where you created it

[Mirdarthos]

@artofit

My first goal was to make searchMonkey.sh executable by doubling clicking on it (file being in same folder as jar).
Then on success, I wanted to create a desktop icon which would launch it.

I’m thinking the best option would be to create a .desktop entry/file for it. See

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Desktop_entries#Application_entry

[artofit]

This is the full path to your script as you described where you created it

“call”: I thought you wanted me to rename the file as such(so my comment), now I understand you meant “execute in terminal”, aka run. Which works.

[artofit]

I’m thinking the best option would be to create a .desktop entry/file for it.
Works with “/home/x245/appsJarPortable/searchMonkey.sh”

Now, I do not understand why a double click directly on searchMonkey.sh is not working.

[Nachlese]

In /etc/profile.d/ there are some scripts
One of them is called: home-local-bin.sh
That is where the magic happens, where ~/.local/bin is included
this is what is in it:

case ":${PATH}:" in
  *:"$HOME/.local/bin":*) ;;
  *) export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH" ;;
esac

@artofit

Now, I do not understand why a double click directly on searchMonkey.sh is not working.

because this location, this directory, is not in your PATH … probably
However, I don’t know - I never use the graphical file manager and mouse to do this

[linux-aarhus]

Please see this mini-guide → [root tip] [How To] I have downloaded a program as a jar file - what now?

[Wollie]

@artofit

Then I try double click on searchMonkey.sh nothing happens

Have you rebooted?