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| + | = About = | ||
The inner workings of WDLXTV can be modified by advanced users who wish to run their own shell script at boot time to either launch applications, or patch over a read-only file and replace it with another file that they are providing. | The inner workings of WDLXTV can be modified by advanced users who wish to run their own shell script at boot time to either launch applications, or patch over a read-only file and replace it with another file that they are providing. | ||
(WIP) | (WIP) | ||
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| + | = Scripts run from USB = | ||
| + | == S00custom-options == | ||
| + | Have a look [[S00custom-options|here]] for a list of available config settings.<br> | ||
| + | === Example script === | ||
| + | This script will change the background image back to the WD default background. | ||
| + | #!/bin/sh | ||
| + | config_tool -c BACKGROUND_IMAGE=original_bg.jpg | ||
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| + | = Scripts run from /conf = | ||
| + | == S00user-script == | ||
| + | === Example script === | ||
| + | This script does does the following: | ||
| + | * Write a start message to ''/tmp/messages.txt'' | ||
| + | * sleep for 1 second | ||
| + | * Write an end message to ''/tmp/messages.txt'' | ||
| + | #!/bin/sh | ||
| + | logger -t "S00user-script" -p notice "start" | ||
| + | sleep 1 | ||
| + | logger -t "S00user-script" -p notice "end" | ||
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| + | == S99user-script == | ||
| + | This script does does the following: | ||
| + | * Write a start message to ''/tmp/messages.txt'' | ||
| + | * sleep for 1 second | ||
| + | * Write an end message to ''/tmp/messages.txt'' | ||
| + | #!/bin/sh | ||
| + | logger -t "S99user-script" -p notice "start" | ||
| + | sleep 1 | ||
| + | logger -t "S99user-script" -p notice "end" | ||
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| + | = Links = | ||
| + | * [http://www.freeos.com/guides/lsst/index.html Linux Shell Scripting Tutorial - A Beginner's handbook] | ||
Revision as of 10:18, 14 July 2011
Contents
About
The inner workings of WDLXTV can be modified by advanced users who wish to run their own shell script at boot time to either launch applications, or patch over a read-only file and replace it with another file that they are providing.
(WIP)
Scripts run from USB
S00custom-options
Have a look here for a list of available config settings.
Example script
This script will change the background image back to the WD default background.
#!/bin/sh config_tool -c BACKGROUND_IMAGE=original_bg.jpg
Scripts run from /conf
S00user-script
Example script
This script does does the following:
- Write a start message to /tmp/messages.txt
- sleep for 1 second
- Write an end message to /tmp/messages.txt
#!/bin/sh logger -t "S00user-script" -p notice "start" sleep 1 logger -t "S00user-script" -p notice "end"
S99user-script
This script does does the following:
- Write a start message to /tmp/messages.txt
- sleep for 1 second
- Write an end message to /tmp/messages.txt
#!/bin/sh logger -t "S99user-script" -p notice "start" sleep 1 logger -t "S99user-script" -p notice "end"
