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Re: Need help with shell script.

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In comp.os.linux.misc, pH  <wNOSPAMp@gmail.org> wrote:
> so I thought I'd make a clickable icon on the Desktop to make it easy for
> her.
> the file "move_pictures" contains:
> !/bin/bash,
> mv ~/Desktop/*JPG ~/Desktop/Beckys_stuff/
> mv ~/Desktop/*PDF ~/Desktop/Beckys_stuff/

If that's your script, one issue looks like the first line:

	#!/bin/bash

Start with a # and no comma.

> But when I click on it I get an error messaage that pops up in a small
> window that says: "There was an error launching the application"

There may be more things wrong that are specific to how you created the
launcher, but I don't know anything about Mint launchers.

Elijah
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would probably make the script work with lowercase suffixes, too

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Need help with shell script. pH <wNOSPAMp@gmail.org> - 2026-08-09 23:32 +0000
  Re: Need help with shell script. Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2026-08-10 01:01 +0000
    Re: Need help with shell script. c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-10 00:23 -0400
      Re: Need help with shell script. pH <wNOSPAMp@gmail.org> - 2026-08-10 05:04 +0000
        Re: Need help with shell script. rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-10 05:44 +0000
          Re: Need help with shell script. pH <wNOSPAMp@gmail.org> - 2026-08-10 19:22 +0000
        Re: Need help with shell script. The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-10 12:12 +0100
          Re: Need help with shell script. vallor <vallor@vallor.earth> - 2026-08-10 11:38 +0000
          Re: Need help with shell script. "Stanislav N. aka pztrn" <pztrn@oldproto.invalid> - 2026-08-10 16:40 +0500
            Re: Need help with shell script. pH <wNOSPAMp@gmail.org> - 2026-08-10 19:27 +0000
      Re: Need help with shell script. "Stanislav N. aka pztrn" <pztrn@oldproto.invalid> - 2026-08-10 16:31 +0500
    Re: Need help with shell script. pH <wNOSPAMp@gmail.org> - 2026-08-10 04:59 +0000
      Re: Need help with shell script. rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-10 05:41 +0000
      Re: Need help with shell script. pH <wNOSPAMp@gmail.org> - 2026-08-10 19:17 +0000
        Re: Need help with shell script. gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2026-08-10 20:08 +0000
  Re: Need help with shell script. Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-08-10 01:36 +0000

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