Re: [tlug] displaying executed commands in shell scripts

[Dave Brown <dagbrown@example.com>]

On Fri, Jun 08, 2007 at 01:43:17PM +0900, Hector Akamine wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Is there any way to make the shell console display the commands
> executed when a shell script is invoked? For example, if I write a
> shell script that contains the command "ls" and I run it, only the
> output of the command (in this case the current directory's files) is
> displayed on the console window, but not the invoked command ("ls"), I
> would like the latter displayed too.

An easy one!

Just run the script with "sh -x script" to turn on the running
commentary.

If you just want it on for part of the script, put the line

    set -x

before where you want the output, and

    set +x

afterwards.

--Dave