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How to make your own commands

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I am new to linux.

I made a python script that takes two inputs: a directory name and a file name. The file contains a pattern in each line. The output of the script is all the files that match the pattern and are in the given directory or its subdirectories.

Now I want to be able to invoke this python script using a command, like this:

user@machine:~$ search directory_path file_path

How can I do that?

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answered 2 Years ago coffekne · Accepted Answer

Put the script in ~/bin if it is for a single user. If it is for multiple users put it in /usr/local/bin.

If you put it in /usr/local/bin, have it owned by root. (Enter root password where necessary)

sudo cp script /usr/local/bin

sudo chown root:root /usr/local/bin/script

sudo chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/script

Ubuntu automatically puts ~/bin on your user path (you have to log out and back in or start a new log in shell) and /usr/local/bin is already on the default path.

Make sure #! /usr/bin/env python is at the very top of the script and that the script is executable (chmod 755)