How do you execute a shell script file??

I know this may not be a very intelligent question, but, how do you execute a shell script file in windows? I tried changing it's extention from .sh to .bat, but it seems that the scripts aren't the same. I'm somewhat confused about this, as I have read it has somthing to do with unix??

Yes, shell script is "batch files in Unix". Both formats support executing applications, doing simple flow-control and variable stuff, such as for-loops, gotos, if statements, and such like.

To run a shell-script in Windows, you need to have a shell implemented in Windows. There are some of those available. You will also need to have all applications that the script makes use of [naturally].

Here's a link that google put as "best match" when I searched for "csh for windows".
http://www.shelldorado.com/links/

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Mats

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Originally Posted by Yarin

I know this may not be a very intelligent question, but, how do you execute a shell script file in windows? I tried changing it's extention from .sh to .bat, but it seems that the scripts aren't the same. I'm somewhat confused about this, as I have read it has somthing to do with unix??

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A shell script is interpreted by a shell. You don't have a shell, so you can't run a shell script.

Shell scripts often rely on UNIX commands that don't exist on Windows, too.

If you download and install Cygwin, you might be able to make it work.

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Originally Posted by matsp

Yes, shell script is "batch files in Unix". Both formats support executing applications, doing simple flow-control and variable stuff, such as for-loops, gotos, if statements, and such like.

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Must disagree on the "simple" part. You can write very complex functionality in shell script. For an undergraduate class, I wrote a cross-platform virus in pure sh script.

Okay, thanks. I downloaded Cygwin, but I'm on a library computer right now;
I just finished downloading Fedora 8 (Gmone & KDE). :) Yay! :D