Originally Posted by michaelxy

I found this shell script which is running well in the shell. But I dont know the working syntax for the Desktop Command Execution Widget.

random.sh:

Code:

#/bin/sh

# randomquote - Given a one-line-per-entry datafile, this
# script randomly picks one line and displays it. Best used

awkscript="randomquote.awk.$$"

if [ $# -ne 1 ] ; then
  echo "Usage: randomquote datafilename" >&2
  exit 1
elif [ ! -r "$1" ] ; then
  echo "Error: quote file $1 is missing or not readable" >&2
  exit 1
fi

trap "/bin/rm -f $awkscript" 0

cat << "EOF" > $awkscript
BEGIN { srand() }
      { s[NR] = $0 }
END { print s[randint(NR)] }

function randint(n) { return int (n * rand() ) + 1 }
EOF

awk -f $awkscript < "$1"

exit 0

With "random.sh textfile.txt" it writes one line to the shell.

But how can I get this working in Desktop Command Execution Widget ?

Thanks