Create An Easy to Use Bash Script Repository Using GitHub
#Linux #Bash #Github
Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0494.html
In this example I'll be setting up a GitHub repository to host bash files, using the GitHub URL Shortener to simplify the URLs and then running the scripts locally on a Debian based virtual machine
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Create the GitHub Repository
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01. Create or log into your existing GitHub account
02. Click the New button in the top left to create a new repository
03. Give the repository a name ≫ Click the Create Repository button
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Creating a Sample Bash Script
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01. Open a text editor
02. Paste the following script into a new text document
#!/bin/bash
echo "hello, today is $(date '+%A'). You are running me as $(whoami)."
03. Save the file as whoami.sh
04. Back in the browser, click the uploading an existing file link
05. Upload the whoami.sh file and give a brief description ≫ Click the Commit changes button
06. Click on the newly uploaded file
07. Click the Raw tab at the top right of the code
08. Copy the URL for the raw code
09. Open another browser tab and navigate to https://git.io
10. Paste in the raw code URL from the clipboard ≫ Click Shorten
11. Copy the shortened URL
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Executing the Sample Bash Script
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01. Launch terminal and execute the bash file from GitHub by running the following command
curl -L PastedShortenedURL | bash
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