This variable is substituted into the command line for the output file name. As with the Bash script, the FFmpeg script is identical except that the variables input and output have been substituted ...

In this post I'll show you how to create a self extracting bash script to automate the installation of files on your system. This script requires coreutils (for cat, tail), awk, gzip, tar and bash.

Creating the bash script Let’s say I want to create a script to start the VM “UbuntuSERVER Clone”. Create the file with the command nano ubuntuserverclone.start .

Which looks suspiciously like bash is trying to interpret the file. And it turns out that's exactly what is happening. If you check the bash man page you'll find this: If this execution fails because ...