From c8ab406749124d2e762ad5cf53963070113afd0f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tom Ryder Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2017 20:06:39 +1200 Subject: Apply runtime shebanging to POSIX shell --- bin/mex.sh | 52 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 52 insertions(+) create mode 100644 bin/mex.sh (limited to 'bin/mex.sh') diff --git a/bin/mex.sh b/bin/mex.sh new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0b3d6c7e --- /dev/null +++ b/bin/mex.sh @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +# Make the first non-executable instance of files with the given names in $PATH +# executable +self=mex + +# Check we have at least one argument +if [ "$#" -eq 0 ] ; then + printf >&2 '%s: At least one name required\n' "$self" + exit 2 +fi + +# Iterate through the given names +for name ; do + + # Clear the found variable + found= + + # Start iterating through $PATH, with colon prefix/suffix to correctly + # handle the fenceposts + path=:$PATH: + while [ -n "$path" ] ; do + + # Pop the first directory off $path into $dir + dir=${path%%:*} + path=${path#*:} + + # Check $dir is non-null + [ -n "$dir" ] || continue + + # If a file with the needed name exists in the directory and isn't + # executable, we've found our candidate and can stop iterating + if [ -f "$dir"/"$name" ] && ! [ -x "$dir"/"$name" ] ; then + found=$dir/$name + break + fi + done + + # If the "found" variable was defined to something, we'll try to change its + # permissions + if [ -n "$found" ] ; then + chmod +x -- "$found" || ex=1 + + # If not, we'll report that we couldn't find it, and flag an error for the + # exit status + else + printf >&2 '%s: No non-executable name "%s" in PATH\n' "$self" "$name" + ex=1 + fi +done + +# We exit 1 if any of the names weren't found or if changing their permissions +# failed +exit "${ex:-0}" -- cgit v1.2.3