Roger Searle wrote: > Hi, I have the following file: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/Desktop> ls -l backup-data.sh > -rwxr-xr-x 1 roger users 167 2007-03-09 10:18 backup-data.sh > > which if clicked from the desktop will create a tar file containing a > few folders of files in the expected location. Yet all my attempts to > run from the command line fail to generate the tar file - having tried > the following: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/Desktop> sh ./backup-data.sh > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/Desktop> ./backup-data.sh > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/Desktop> sh /home/roger/Desktop/backup-data.sh > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/Desktop> /home/roger/Desktop/backup-data.sh > > None of the above work - what am I overlooking? > > Cheers, > Roger > > In what way do they not work:
* computer crashes * shell gives an error message * shell returns with a prompt but no message at all * disks whirr and lights flash but the backup it not where you expect it to be * disks whirr and lights flash but you cannot restore files from the backup It is hard to know what is the problem without knowing what actually happened. Stephen ======================================================================= This email, including any attachments, is only for the intended addressee. It is subject to copyright, is confidential and may be the subject of legal or other privilege, none of which is waived or lost by reason of this transmission. If the receiver is not the intended addressee, please accept our apologies, notify us by return, delete all copies and perform no other act on the email. Unfortunately, we cannot warrant that the email has not been altered or corrupted during transmission. =======================================================================
