Shellscript strange behaviour

Last edited by Graf_Wetter on Mon Aug 05, 2024 8:59 am, edited 1 time in total.

Hi,
I have a shellscript (/bin/bash), that has been run for years as an embedded script.
When I want to use it as an external script, it doesn´t work.
But ... when I turn Hazel´s debug mode on, it does work as an external script.
What could be the reason ?
I needed the debug mode to be turned off in everyday use.
Other scripts with similar structure work without any problems.
Thanks,
Jörg

Can you post the script?

did you get my PM ?

Yes, but in the future, please use email. The PM system here is unreliable.

The script is a bit long and I don't see anything obvious. What kind of failure do you get? I suggest maybe writing out periodically to a file with diagnostics to narrow down where in the script the error is happening.

The script just stops and the triggered file disappears.

FYI
Very simple solution:
The full path to the tool cpdf had to added (2nd function on top of the script).
But: Why did it work in Debug Mode without the path ? Normal behaviour ?
Thanks.

Not sure why it worked in debug mode but you should always specify the full path as you cannot assume any environment variables will be set (like PATH). All debug mode does is connect to stdout/stderr and write that out to Hazel's logs.

Thanks !