<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>Ok, I understand the whole 'context', shell thing. I tried what you guys suggested in a terminal window and kind of got the picture. But the way [shell] works remains a mystery to me (even though it's the same way a teminal window works). I have a few scripts saved in a folder called 'scripts' in the 'Documents' folder in my home directory. In a terminal window I do the following:<br>
<br></div>cd Documents/scripts/<br></div>sh myscript.sh<br><br></div>and the script runs, no problem. But what the equivalent action with [shell]? The same steps won't give the same result..<br></div><div class="gmail_extra">
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 1:50 PM, Jack <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jack@rybn.org" target="_blank">jack@rybn.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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Le 29/01/2013 11:59, Alexandros Drymonitis a ￩crit :<br>
<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><div class="im">> I don't really understand the
meaning of 'context' (not the actual word, but the way you're
using it)..how are these contexts accessible? How are commands
being executed when sent to the same object?<br>
><br>
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> On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 12:41 PM, IOhannes m zmoelnig
<<a href="mailto:zmoelnig@iem.at" target="_blank">zmoelnig@iem.at</a> <a href="mailto:zmoelnig@iem.at" target="_blank"><mailto:zmoelnig@iem.at></a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> On 2013-01-29 11:23, Alexandros Drymonitis wrote:<br>
> > I checked the help patch of [shell], but if I send a cd
command<br>
> > for example, I don't think that something really
happens. I<br>
> > actually would like to run a script from within Pd, but
what I<br>
> > understand is that this can't be really done, is it so?
Can anyone<br>
> > demonstrate something like this?<br>
><br>
> that's exactly the point: with [shell] you _should_ run
scripts.<br>
><br>
> each command you send to [shell] will open a new "context".<br>
><br>
> so if you send it a "cd ..", it will create a new context (in
your<br>
> working directory, lets call it ${WD}), move one directory up
(so we<br>
> are now in ${WD}/.., report any output (not very much in this
case),<br>
> and close the context.<br>
> if you then send it a "pwd", it will create a new context (in
your<br>
> working directory ${WD}), print the PWD and close the
context.<br>
><br>
> obviously your "cd.." did not affect "pwd", as they have been
executed<br>
> in different contexts.<br>
><br>
> in order to do anything more complex, you have to create a<br>
> script-file, and run this via [shell].<br>
> e.g.<br>
> <snip><br>
> #!/bin/sh<br>
> cd ..<br>
> pwd<br>
> </snip><br>
><br>
> and run "myscript.sh" via [shell] should give you ${WD}/..<br>
><br>
> fgamsdr<br>
> IOhannes<br>
><br>
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Hello,<br>
<br>
By 'context', it is as if you start each time from the beginning
(same 'initialization').<br>
You see that when you open a new shell by creating a new terminal
window :<br>
1) open new terminal window<br>
2) enter 'cd ..' then return<br>
3) enter 'pwd' then return<br>
4) close terminal window<br>
5) open new terminal window<br>
6) enter 'pwd' then return<br>
<br>
As you can see the values returned by pwd are not the same because,
each time you open a terminal window, you open a new shell.<br>
It is the same under Pd and the object [shell], each time you send a
message to [shell], each time you open a new shell.<br>
That's why you need a script if you need to execute a sequence of
several commands.<br>
++<br>
<br>
Jack<br>
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