calling another scripts to run in current script

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I'm writing a shell script. what it does is it will create a file by the input that is received from the user. Now, i want to add the feature called "view a file" for my current script. Now, it's unreasonal to retype it again since i've already had a script that helps

I know it's crazy when it is possible to it with normal shell command. I'm actually writing a script that help me to create pages that are generated from the touch command. (this pages had attached date, author name, subjects, and title).

The question is how to call a another script or inhere another script?

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mklement0
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2017-05-26 01:02:15 +00:00
Commented May 26, 2017 at 1:02 — mklement0
– mklement0, Commented May 26, 2017 at 1:02

KeithC · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-26 04:34:30Z

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Couple of ways to do this. My prefered way is by using source You can -

Call your other script with the source command (alias is .) like this: source /path/to/script.
Make the other script executable, add the #!/bin/bash line at the top, and the path where the file is to the $PATH environment variable. Then you can call it as a normal command.
Use the bash command to execute it: /bin/bash /path/to/script

answered May 26, 2017 at 4:34

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vincent pham Over a year ago

The second way sounds really ergonomic and something is more intuitive in programming. Thanks a lot

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