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excuse, today i saw some great apps that have to be installed in system/app, but the root explorer doesnt let me do this, then i saw the tutorial said that i need to change the permission but how to change?
thx a lot!
Did you mount system as read/write
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kj
yes...........
but it said the file is read-only...
eric1995101 said:
but it said the file is read-only...
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Wad terratrix meant is the top right corner button... Press that... r/o to r/w
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eric1995101 said:
yes...........
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Double confirm? sometimes when you navigate through different folders r/w will automatically reverted to r/o .
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i can paste it now but i still cant see that grid box(some ticks?) and application not installed...
eric1995101 said:
i can paste it now but i still cant see that grid box(some ticks?) and application not installed...
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ok, since you pushed it to system/app, there is no need to install the apk, just reboot your phone
eric1995101 said:
i can paste it now but i still cant see that grid box(some ticks?) and application not installed...
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Do you mean the set permissions check boxes? Then long press the pasted app and select permissions. Then select the desired permissions (generally user-rw, group-r, other-r, for system apps). Then just reboot the phone.
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mihir287 said:
Do you mean the set permissions check boxes? Then long press the pasted app and select permissions. Then select the desired permissions (generally user-rw, group-r, other-r, for system apps). Then just reboot the phone.
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i tick the permission required and when i reboot my phone, nth seems to be changed
eric1995101 said:
excuse, today i saw some great apps that have to be installed in system/app, but the root explorer doesnt let me do this, then i saw the tutorial said that i need to change the permission but how to change?
thx a lot!
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What app you try install? Give the link.
Here is the correct way to use root explorer for manually replacing system files:
1. Mount the system as r/w (read/write) per the top right corner. Navigate to the file that you plan to replace (e.g., system/framework/framework.jar).
2. Copy (not move) the file and paste it somewhere on your SD card (internal or external, doesn't matter - as long as you can locate it in case you need to put it back). Rename the file you just pasted, but very subtly. For example, when renaming framework.jar, I would only throw something in front of the file name, such as "Backup - framework.jar", so I can easily distinguish it from the new file if I put them in the same spot.
3. NANDROID BACKUP!
4. Download/put on your sd card (whatever you do) the new file that you want to replace the old one with.
5. Move the new file to /system (not in a subfolder yet). Here you will change the permissions, which is crucial to avoid FCs and problems. In root explorer, you would long press the file, press permissions, and set them to whatever the old file's permissions are. This may require going to verify what they are before starting this step. For example, in a lot of cases, the permissions will be RW-R-R. In Root Explorer, this would mean checking the first two boxes on the first line and only the first box on the next two lines. In any situation, confirm that the permissions you see after you've changed them (right below the file name) match exactly what you're replacing.
6. Ensure that your new file is correctly named to exactly what it is replacing (case actually matters) and double check the permissions.
7. Move your new file to the folder, root explorer will ask if you want to replace the file. Confirm.
8. Back out of root explorer and immediately reboot.
No force closes, no problems .
It may seem like a lot to someone who doesn't do it often but for me, I actually do this method faster than any other and fly through it every time. I got tired of seeing people explain ways to use Root Explorer which result in bootloops, FCs, etc. without fail. So, I decided to put an end to it.
Great post Simba501! Thank you for this...
Obviously a "noob" thing I'm over-looking but when I try and paste the file I'm moving into /system it's prompting me that it's "read-only"?
Audiochild said:
Obviously a "noob" thing I'm over-looking but when I try and paste the file I'm moving into /system it's prompting me that it's "read-only"?
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Toggle "Mount R/W" button at the top.
Audiochild said:
Great post Simba501! Thank you for this...
Obviously a "noob" thing I'm over-looking but when I try and paste the file I'm moving into /system it's prompting me that it's "read-only"?
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Sounds like you need to mount \system as read-write. There is a button in the upper right corner of root explorer to mount
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Thanks wonner and kbilly70! That was the issue
Awsome. Bookmarked!
thanks for the awesome guide. worked great for me!
Thanks, that clears things up.
I'm still wondering, though, how does one handle certificate files etc? For example, the ones found in this fix provided by zdzihu, in the META-INF folder.
kZard said:
Thanks, that clears things up.
I'm still wondering, though, how does one handle certificate files etc? For example, the ones found in this fix provided by zdzihu, in the META-INF folder.
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Those are only for flashing purposes. Not needed if you're not flashing it. You only need to pull everything besides that folder and place them appropriately.
Using this method resulted in "app not installed" tried it with black Google search box, and just now with Mms.apk rw-r--r-- backed up old one, but method didn't work... had to nandroid last time because phone wouldn't let me install backup or market version. Looks like I'm in for it again. fudge. what went wrong?
System folder was r/w and moved apk into system/app said OK to overwrite and used hard key back button to exit root explorer. Hard key power button and selected reboot within 1-4 seconds of moving apk over system app.
Edgarhighman said:
Using this method resulted in "app not installed" tried it with black Google search box, and just now with Mms.apk rw-r--r-- backed up old one, but method didn't work... had to nandroid last time because phone wouldn't let me install backup or market version. Looks like I'm in for it again. fudge. what went wrong?
System folder was r/w and moved apk into system/app said OK to overwrite and used hard key back button to exit root explorer. Hard key power button and selected reboot within 1-4 seconds of moving apk over system app.
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You don't install it after placing it. Placing it in the folder does install it. If you put it there, ensure the permissions are correct, and reboot, it should work.
EDIT: I don't see any mention of setting the permissions, so that was probably the issue. Again, no need to "install" it; just put it in the appropriate folder and set the permissions.
Simba501 said:
You don't install it after placing it. Placing it in the folder does install it. If you put it there, ensure the permissions are correct, and reboot, it should work.
EDIT: I don't see any mention of setting the permissions, so that was probably the issue. Again, no need to "install" it; just put it in the appropriate folder and set the permissions.
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I did state the permissions. It's in your quote lol. Your method caused my phone to say app not installed. I had trouble getting the default app back after your method failed. Why didn't it work? I'm telling you I followed it to a T.
Sgs2, android 2.3.6, unnamed rom, December 2011 entropy kernel
Edgarhighman said:
I did state the permissions. It's in your quote lol. Your method caused my phone to say app not installed. I had trouble getting the default app back after your method failed. Why didn't it work? I'm telling you I followed it to a T.
Sgs2, android 2.3.6, unnamed rom, December 2011 entropy kernel
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If the apk is compatible, it will work. At no point should you get an "application not installed" prompt, unless you attempted to manually install it at some point. If it wouldn't work, it just wouldn't appear in the app drawer: no prompt.
I guess this should be mentioned in the OP, but some times, clearing data of the application may be necessary after finishing. Usually a force stop at the most will allow you to see changes (which is why the steps include a reboot). You've piqued my interest. Post the files of question and I'll see if they work on my device. There was a similar issue someone else was having; I told him to redownload the apk and that was the problem. Some kind of botched file/download.
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can you edit or create new folders in the /sys directory?
mikoal said:
can you edit or create new folders in the /sys directory?
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No. Why would you want to?
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Simba501 said:
No. Why would you want to?
Sent from my Galaxy Tab 10.1
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just wondering what the limitations of root explorer are.
is it only that folder? and why that folder?
mikoal said:
just wondering what the limitations of root explorer are.
is it only that folder? and why that folder?
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You can edit and create new folders in that directory, but there's just no need to, unless you want to break the functionality of your phone.
mikoal said:
just wondering what the limitations of root explorer are.
is it only that folder? and why that folder?
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Idk: that's the only one I've seen. I've created folders in other directories. At any rate, virtually every modification you'll ever make will be in /data or /system.
dsmboost said:
You can edit and create new folders in that directory, but there's just no need to, unless you want to break the functionality of your phone.
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It fails if attempting to create it within Root Explorer. You could use other means though (on a PC, an edited ROM zip, or potentially another root file manager). But again, no real reason to: other than for development purposes, perhaps. I'm no developer though, so I can't say.
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Simba501 said:
Idk: that's the only one I've seen. I've created folders in other directories. At any rate, virtually every modification you'll ever make will be in /data or /system.
It fails if attempting to create it within Root Explorer. You could use other means though (on a PC, an edited ROM zip, or potentially another root file manager). But again, no real reason to: other than for development purposes, perhaps. I'm no developer though, so I can't say.
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Ah okay, I was referring to ES file explorer, which can modify other files in that directory.
thanks to you both!
Hi Everyone
Note : I did a search on this issue for any older posts found nothing sorry if i am wrong
I bought my Galaxy S2 from HongKong
when i turned it on for first time there were chinese stock apps,but no Android Market(Market) app, i have no idea maybe thats due to region
1-Anyways is there a way to get Andriod Market app?(i have downloaded two of em 3.1.5,3.3.1 they crash when i hit INSTALL/DOWNLOAD while downloading bar appears)
2- If i can not get Market app is there any other stock firmware that is best with Samsung default apps and Market app Closer to mine
I have Rooted(CF- Root) my phone
It came with ZSKI3 Kernel
Now it has XXKI3 Kernel(After Rooting)
Thanks in Advance!!!
Hey,
what u did with the files?
You know that u have to replace them in system?
So try this here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1331710
Use rootexplorer or kind of explorer which apply to go to system files.
Then copy (replace) it in system>app.
If you use rootexplorer, remind that you have to change it from "R/W" to "R/O"
(on top) which allows to replace files!
After doing it, clear the data like it's written in OP of the link.
Much succes
Hannibal226 said:
Hey,
what u did with the files?
You know that u have to replace them in system?
So try this here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1331710
Use rootexplorer or kind of explorer which apply to go to system files.
Then copy (replace) it in system>app.
If you use rootexplorer, remind that you have to change it from "R/W" to "R/O"
(on top) which allows to replace files!
After doing it, clear the data like it's written in OP of the link.
Much succes
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This. You dont have to actually "install" the market (or any other stock apps), but you'r supposed to push them to the system app folder where they belong.
Also dont forget to change from R/W back to R/O (i believe the guy im quoting didnt get it right, as R/W stands for read write, and R/O is for Read Only. But im not entierly sure. So its from R/O to R/W, place file, then back to R/O)
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Vlad the Cat said:
This. You dont have to actually "install" the market (or any other stock apps), but you'r supposed to push them to the system app folder where they belong.
Also dont forget to change from R/W back to R/O (i believe the guy im quoting didnt get it right, as R/W stands for read write, and R/O is for Read Only. But im not entierly sure. So its from R/O to R/W, place file, then back to R/O)
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Yeah he's right, sorry my fold!
I was wondering to, so my version of RootExplorer has a fold, because it's exactly in the other way.
So sure, normaly from Read Only to Read & Write
Thanks All for instant reply,
@Hannibal226 Well i did nothing to my phone i have read on threads about Hongkong stock roms there is no Market app included,I bought two Galaxy s2 sealed when i turned em on i didnt found Market app on both well i dont know about it my self Thanks Pal!!
@Vlad the Cat i tried your method from R/O to R/W then copied the Market.apk in System folder and installed it from there its working now Thanks
Thank You Both!!!
the problem i am having is my phone automatically turning on its gps tracking,what I want to know is can I remove it somehow? I dont care if i lose my maps & navigation ability as long as I still have web & calling. lg optimus v, virgin mobile,cm7 IHO
THANKS
If you're rooted , go to system/etc delete gps.conf, that must do it , correct me if I'm wrong
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am rooted
I am rooted can u hive me more specific as how to do it? I attempted system/etc in terminal emulator on phone but got permission denied
cujo676 said:
I am rooted can u hive me more specific as how to do it? I attempted system/etc in terminal emulator on phone but got permission denied
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> use script manager ..root browser or any advance file manager, mount as RW..1st .. then attempt to delete
thanks
Will purchase app & attempt in a few days please leave thread up till then? I'm sure to need more help thanks again
cujo676 said:
Will purchase app & attempt in a few days please leave thread up till then? I'm sure to need more help thanks again
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No need to buy an app.
ES File Explorer has options to browse as root and to mount /system as rw.
hello
yuripg1 said:
No need to buy an app.
ES File Explorer has options to browse as root and to mount /system as rw.
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can u please give me exact instructions on how to do this with es file explorer?
cujo676 said:
can u please give me exact instructions on how to do this with es file explorer?
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Down in its settings you will find two options: one to browse as root and another to mount the /system to read/write.
hi
neko95 said:
> use script manager ..root browser or any advance file manager, mount as RW..1st .. then attempt to delete
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can u tell me exactly how to mount as rw and then delete it using script manager i realy know absolutely nothing about this stuff so need exact instructions? sorry for being a pain in the a**
cujo676 said:
can u please give me exact instructions on how to do this with es file explorer?
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Open es file exlorer- go to settings - check on- upto root, root exlorer n mount file system...then come back n hit up folder. Now go to system folder, in that, etc folder name find the file named gps. conf....delete it!
cujo676 said:
can u tell me exactly how to mount as rw and then delete it using script manager i realy know absolutely nothing about this stuff so need exact instructions? sorry for being a pain in the a**
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Check the options "Root Explorer" and "Mount File System". Then click the "Favorites" on the top bar, select "/", navigate to /system/etc/, find gps.conf and delete it.
Thanks
kiran2cy said:
Open es file exlorer- go to settings - check on- upto root, root exlorer n mount file system...then come back n hit up folder. Now go to system folder, in that, etc folder name find the file named gps. conf....delete it!
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That was easy thank u so much!
gps still working
karthiknayak94 said:
If you're rooted , go to system/etc delete gps.conf, that must do it , correct me if I'm wrong
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I deleted it but the gps still works any other suggestions? i want to permanently cripple it
cujo676 said:
I deleted it but the gps still works any other suggestions? i want to permanently cripple it
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the main gps configuration file has been deleted, but still ur gps works! give it a reboot...btw ur phone is tracking, even when gps is off?
!?
kiran2cy said:
the main gps configuration file has been deleted, but still ur gps works! give it a reboot...btw ur phone is tracking, even when gps is off?
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i did reboot opened google maps and it showed exactly where i was. And the problem that bothered me was me keeping gps turned off all the time only to find that it would turn itself on which I do not like. I want to disable it permanently because I don't think its nessecary for basic phone and web service. I dont feel that my movements should be tracked for any reason it's just weird! If I am correct the phone service is done through the wireless connection not gps?
Shouldn't u prefer changing ROM?
Problem solved and closed! The original instructions are correct & results are as originally claimed in first reply to the op. For some reason it didn't delete properly the first time,I fixed this by restoring my backup & re-attempting. THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED
Well I could have helped, but I'm an optimus one user, so I don't know which one is a stable optimus v rom...asking an optimus v user will be better...
Optimus L9 APK Push Tool!!
First, all credit goes to kevev for putting this all together, and saving me from pulling my hair out
Instructions via kevev readme!
This script will automatically push apk files along with a shell script to your device
under /mnt/sdcard/external_sd/APKs. It will then run the shell script which will copy
the apk files to /system/app/ and change the file permissions to 644.
No warranty included!!
Use at your own risk!!
1.) Place all apk files in the "APKs" folder that you want installed in the /system/app/ folder on your rooted device.
2.) Connect device to your computer after installing the correct adb drivers.
3.) Enable "USB Debugging" on the device and wait for the driver to install.
4.) Run "PushAPKs.bat" and reboot your device when it finishes only if there are "NO" errors.
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Now go thank kevev
CLICK
"I am not responsible if your phone does the following" ..
bricks - blows up - runs away to france
DOWNLOAD
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iB4STiD said:
1. if you own a 769BK click here to download 10e system apps backup
(if you own a p760 etc.. ask some nice person on this forum for that missing apk!)
2. next click here to download the optimusl9 zip and unzip this on your desktop!
3. take out your removable sdcard from your phone
4. place missing apk into the root of your removable sdcard and replace sdcard back into phone
5. get your usb cable and plug your phone into pc
6. on your computer open command prompt and type this
** type the following, one line at a time, followed by hitting the enter key! **
Code:
cd desktop
cd optimusl9
7. next adb time! fun huh?
** type the following, one line at a time, followed by hitting the enter key! **
Code:
adb shell
su
mount -o remount,rw /system
cat /sdcard/external_sd/LGHome3.apk > /system/app/LGHome3.apk
chmod 644 /system/app/LGHome3.apk
reboot
"I am not responsible if your phone does the following" ..
bricks - blows up - runs away to france - leaves you for another owner
:highfive:Donations are Welcome!!:highfive:
- DONATE
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Good tutorial, though not required by me as yet. :good: Even easy for noobs. Liked the last warning too. :laugh:
cmahendra said:
Good tutorial, though not required by me as yet. :good: Even easy for noobs. Liked the last warning too. :laugh:
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thanks .. lol
Great...it works with framework-res too
I changed dafault green smiles with smiles from SE Xperia...and everything works...when I tried it with file manager, everything was fine, but I can't set permissions, because I had always popup with errors And I had reinstall system...but this works super Thanks
Will this work on P765 too? Someone tried yet?
wlado93 said:
Great...it works with framework-res too
I changed dafault green smiles with smiles from SE Xperia...and everything works...when I tried it with file manager, everything was fine, but I can't set permissions, because I had always popup with errors And I had reinstall system...but this works super Thanks
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Glad it helped!
cmahendra said:
Will this work on P765 too? Someone tried yet?
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yup this will
working on an even easier way to do this
i have a questions..
how about deleting everything from system/app folder for example? what should i type?
i already deodex system/app and system/framework...so i want to replace all with deodex apk and remove the odex file..
hope that you can guide me..
bramprasetyo said:
i have a questions..
how about deleting everything from system/app folder for example? what should i type?
i already deodex system/app and system/framework...so i want to replace all and remove the odex file..
hope that you can guide me..
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thats what im working on, make a batch file in a dir along with a folder that you can place all apks in, click the bat and it does the rest, i asked around just waiting, i have it working for my themes in the theme section, i just want an easy way not to have to type out all that code
for every apk an odex file. a couple of lines is one thing but being able to drag anything into a folder no mater what the name, would be easy for us all!!
iB4STiD said:
thats what im working on, make a batch file in a dir along with a folder that you can place all apks in, click the bat and it does the rest, i asked around just waiting, i have it working for my themes in the theme section, i just want an easy way not to have to type out all that code
for every apk an odex file. a couple of lines is one thing but being able to drag anything into a folder no mater what the name would be easy for us all!!
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sorry for my english.. sometime it hard for me to understand.
you are working on a project that can make us easy to do that right?
so.. as for my question, do you mean that i should type for all that apk and odex? cant do with for example "*.apk" ?
bramprasetyo said:
sorry for my english.. sometime it hard for me to understand.
you are working on a project that can make us easy to do that right?
so.. as for my question, do you mean that i should type for all that apk and odex? cant do with for example "*.apk" ?
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ya, hoping i can get help to figure it out, and yes for every .apk and odex file you would have to type it out, if your deodex a rom then it would be just .apks for the system, apks and jar files for the framework
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ya, hoping i can get help to figure it out, and yes for every .apk and odex file you would have to type it out, if your deodex a rom then it would be just .apks for the system, apks and jar files for the framework
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ok than...
good luck with your project..
thanks
bramprasetyo said:
ok than...
good luck with your project..
thanks
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no prob!
Update coming
working on a easier way to do this, almost done..
HOwdy!
I hope I didn't steal your thunder.
Here is an automated way to push APKs to /system/app/ .
https://www.dropbox.com/s/x264413ck099yv4/optimusl9 APK Push.zip
kevev said:
I hope I didn't steal your thunder.
Here is an automated way to push APKs to /system/app/ .
https://www.dropbox.com/s/x264413ck099yv4/optimusl9 APK Push.zip
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lol, very nice... now heres my question what you did in the sh script could that be done in just a bat file?
iB4STiD said:
lol, very nice... now heres my question what you did in the sh script could that be done in just a bat file?
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I guess everything could have been done from the batch script. It was just starting to look messy and I am more comfortable with shell.
To tell the truth, I am very rusty with batch scripting. I haven't messed with DOS in ages. Unix all the way!
kevev said:
I guess everything could have been done from the batch script. It was just starting to look messy and I am more comfortable with shell.
To tell the truth, I am very rusty with batch scripting. I haven't messed with DOS in ages. Unix all the way!
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well, you did a great job... want me to post this is main op of this thread?
and btw talk about messy you should see what i was making lol
also b4 i forget if you do want me to post this is it ok its tied to your dropbox?, you could throw it up on dev host or if you want i could, up to you
iB4STiD said:
well, you did a great job... want me to post this is main op of this thread?
and btw talk about messy you should see what i was making lol
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haha! If you could see some of my other scripts I think your eyes would cross and never go back to normal.
Sure, go ahead and post it. It is free code. No license necessary.
kevev said:
haha! If you could see some of my other scripts I think your eyes would cross and never go back to normal.
Sure, go ahead and post it. It is free code. No license necessary.
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K, thanks again ! brb