A script at its very simplest, is just a text file that contains a series of Linux shell commands. By then making the text file executable you have yourself a script.
The following script when executed, will: mount your CD-ROM; change the directory to '/mnt/cdrom' and list the contents of the directory.
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Log-on as 'root'.
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Enter :
pico cdrom- 3 -
Enter the following in Pico :
mount -t iso9660 /dev/hdb /mnt/cdrom cd /mnt/cdrom ls > less
...and press <Ctrl>+<O>, then <Enter> to save the file, then press <Ctrl>+<X> to exit Pico.
Note
Remember to change the 'hdb', if this is not how your CD-ROM is setup. For more details check out 'And What About My CD-ROM?'.
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Enter the following to make the file executable :
chmod 744 cdrom- 5 -
To run the script, first insert a CD-ROM and then enter :
. cdrom
By Laurence Hunter
laurence@thebits.co.uk
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