non-compiled programs written in scripting languages (e.g. perl, python or tcl) or command line interpreters such as Unix shell.
Questions tagged [script]
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using /etc/profile over /home/pi/.profile
Is there an advantage over using /etc/profile over /home/pi/.profile?
And when to choose which one to use?
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How to easily "unload" images from timelapse rpi without display onto flashdisk
I am about to set up an outdoor timelapse with rpi and I wont have internet connection nor display on the site. What is a good way to prevent rpi clogging up with images? I am thinking maybe some script (can you point in the right direction?) that…
wesalius
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Hello world script doesn't work
I'm trying to get a simple script "test1.sh" to work on my pi, but keep getting
-bash: test1: command not found
the script is literally:
#!/bin/bash
echo "Hello World!"
and called test1.sh, located in the /home/scripts directory.
I can navigate…
reggie
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rc.local is recreated each boot?
This has to be the strangest thing I have seen on Linux yet. It's almost like I'm running a live CD but clearly not. I did a standard raspberry install and have been using it for a long time. I wanted to update my date on boot and now realize the…
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Run something after login
Let's say I used raspi-config to set my raspberry pi to auto-login to the 'pi' user. How would I have something run after login? My desired effect is that I plug in the pi, and without giving it any input, it boots to a desktop and then runs a shell…
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login information for website from linux command line
My internet connection is provided by the university. It is protected to a username/password combination. This means when I start up my computer, I have to start a web browser and open an arbitrary website. I am then redirected to a page, which…
Lkaf Temravet
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I want to do this, what programming languages and libraries do I need to know?
I want to run a program or script on Raspberry Pi 3B+, which allows the user to set an amount of time for it to connect to WiFi 1, after the expiry of that time it has to connect another WiFi 2 for another amount of time, after the expiry of this,…
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autostart script stop working
i have a script in /etc/init.d name: vinh.sh used to call another sript, Its contents are as follows:
#!/bin/bash
cd /media/usb/demo
source ./list.sh
and contents of list.sh:
#!/bin/bash
cd /home/pi/matrix
while true; do
sudo timeout 20…
Pham Vinh
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Launch terminal ro run hangoutbot on raspberry start
I'm a bit newbie in the raspberry world, and Linux commands, etc..
I installed a hangoutbots in Raspberry and I launch it in terminal as tutorial said.
But my problem is that I need it to have "24/7", so I need to launch terminal and start…
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How to turn monitor on/off? vcgencmd doesn't know about display_power
In times past, I used tvservice to turn the monitor on/off in a script. Now I understand vcgencmd is the current method. I'm running RPi OS 12.4 on a 4GB RPi 5.
I installed lib-rasbperrypibin. vcgencmd and the man page refers to the display_power…
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Two or possibly more scripts running at the same time
I am thinking of using a Raspberry Pi for controlling some hardware. The first of which is an actuator that a push button would rotate one direction, then a second push rotates it back.
The second script would be for keeping the unit cool: I am…
