Call script from script

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I have a bash script A from which I'd like to call bash script B. I'd like to declare a number of paths in B, call B from A and fetch the paths..is it possible? If so, how do I achieve it? The scripts are located in the same folder.

Michal Čihař · Accepted Answer · 2010-12-22 13:53:58Z

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Maybe it would be easier to just source the scriptB from scriptA?

. ./scriptB

This way they are run in same shell and all variables are shared.

answered Dec 22, 2010 at 13:53

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ennuikiller · Accepted Answer · 2010-12-22 13:48:36Z

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There are several ways of doing this. One way is to echo the paths in scriptB and set a variable in scriptA to capture the output:

In scriptA

paths=$(./scriptB)

answered Dec 22, 2010 at 13:48

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