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Question : shell script - detect folder name from tar extraction
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im trying to write a shell script to automatically download some software and install it.
heres what i have:
#!/bin/bash clear wget http://www.somesite.com/downloads/software-current.tar.gz tar -xvzf software-current.tar.gz cd software-2.5-3/ ./setup cd .. rm -fR software-2.5-3/
the problem is the version changes on the folder so my script could become outdated quickly and not be able to open the correct drectory.
2 questions: 1) Is there a way to detect the directory name that tar creates? 2) Is there a way to send TAB to the screen to complete the path like: cd software-TABKEY ->so screen would autocomplete the path...
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Answer : shell script - detect folder name from tar extraction
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1) DIR=$( tar -tzf software-current.tar.gz | head -1 ) cd $DIR
2) AFAIK no not possible
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