How can I run commands in bash script?

Question

This is my try:

#!/bin/bash

project_path = "/home/user/job/project";
venv = "home/user/job/virtualenv_project";

cd $venv;
source bin/activate;

cd $project_path;
python manage.py runserver;

echo "OK!"

but not working(project_path: not found, venv: not found etc.)

sideNote: You don't need `;` at the end of every line. – PradyJord Jun 12 '14 at 06:50 — PradyJord, Jun 12 '14 at 06:50

konsolebox · Accepted Answer · 2014-06-12T07:05:30.933

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Do not allow spaces between assignments:

#!/bin/bash

project_path="/home/user/job/project";
venv="/home/user/job/virtualenv_project";

cd "$venv";
source bin/activate;

cd "$project_path";
python manage.py runserver;

echo "OK!"

Also it's good to always place arguments with variables inside double-quotes pairs to prevent unexpected word splitting and pathname expansion.

edited Jun 12 '14 at 07:05

answered Jun 12 '14 at 06:47

konsolebox

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Thanks! There is only one problem yet: `t.sh: 7: t.sh: source: not found` in line `source bin/activate;` – user3709869 Jun 12 '14 at 06:56
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`venv="home/user/job/virtualenv_project"` should probably read `venv="/home/user/job/virtualenv_project"` – Flopp Jun 12 '14 at 06:58
@Flopp yes, copy/paste mistake on SO. Problem still exists. – user3709869 Jun 12 '14 at 07:00
Ok. With `. bin/activate` it works. Thanks. – user3709869 Jun 12 '14 at 07:04

How can I run commands in bash script?

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